Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery

(Barnes')

— 5th Corps —

Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

1. Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery Monument

At the top of the monument is a Maltese cross symbol of the Fifth Corps. At the base is the right flank marker for Battery L, 1st Ohio Light Artillery.

Inscription. (Front):Battery C.
(Barnes')
1st New York
Light Artillery.
5th Corps.
(Left):Held this position
from about
4.30. p.m. July 2d,
to 4. a.m.
July 3d, 1863.
(Back):Engagements.
Antietam
to
Appomattox.
(Right):On the morning
of July 3d,
transferred to
the left flank
of Big Round Top.

Erected 1893 by State of New York.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1862.

Location. 39° 47.76′ N, 77° 14.083′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Marker is on Sedgwick Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located on the south part of Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 93rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); First Massachusetts Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General John Sedgwick (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th Maine Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery at Gettysburg.

Also see . . . Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery. Service history of the battery. (Submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Front of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

2. Front of Monument

On the corners of the monument are carved four upright 3-inch Ordnance rifles, representing the four guns the battery brought into action.

Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

3. Left Side of Monument

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

4. Back of Monument

Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

5. Right Side of Monument

State Seal on Front of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

6. State Seal on Front of Monument

Monuments at the South end of Cemetery Ridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain

7. Monuments at the South end of Cemetery Ridge

The 93rd Pennsylvania and Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery Monuments stand on a knoll overlooking Plum Run Valley.

Barnes' Battery View of the Valley of Death image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

8. Barnes' Battery View of the Valley of Death

Barnes' Battery deployed to the right of Battery L, 1st Ohio Light Artillery. However from this position, Barnes' guns did not have a clear angle on any targets, with Federal troops of V and VI Corps along the ridge in front. Later the battery was posted to the far left of the Federal line (see related markers).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,104 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.