Straban Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Carpenter's Battery - Latimer's Battalion
Johnson's Division - Ewell's Corps
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Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
1. Latimer's Battalion - Carpenter's Battery Tablet
Ewell's Corps - Johnson's Division
Latimer's Battalion - Carpenter's Battery
The Allegheny Artillery
Two Napoleons and Two 3 inch Rifles
July 2 The Battery took a prominent part in the cannonade against the Union Artillery on East Cemetery Hill and other points which began about 4 p.m. and continued over two hours. Some of the Union guns on the left enfiladed the Battalion and caused the Battery to suffer severely and having exhausted its ammunition it was ordered to withdraw.
July 3 Remained in reserve and not engaged.
July 4 Withdrew from the field with the Battalion.
Losses - Killed 5 - Wounded 24 - Horses Killed 9
Erected 1910 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1864.
Location. 39° 49.648′ N, 77° 12.824′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. It is on Benner's Hill Loop 0.1 miles south of Hanover Road (Pennsylvania Highway 116), on the right when traveling south. Located in the Benner's Hill section of Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Benner's Hill (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. The Allegheny Battery. A brief history of the battery. (Submitted on August 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Alleghany (Virginia) Artillery. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 22, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
2. Latimer's Battalion - Carpenter's Battery Position
Two Confederate Napoleons flank the tablet.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 18, 2014
3. Carpenter's Battery - Latimer's Battalion Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
4. 12-pdr Confederate Napoleon
This cannon, to the right of the tablet, was produced by the Government Foundry & Machine Works, Augusta, Georgia.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
5. Carpenter's Guns View of Culp's Hill
Looking down the barrel of the other Confederate Napoleon, Culp's Hill is seen in the distance to the left. Like it's sister, this gun on the left of the tablet was produced by the Government Foundry & Machine Works in Augusta, Georgia.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,103 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 20, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
