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
— Army of Northern Virginia —
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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. An Unequal Contest (a few steps from this marker); Latimer's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Dement's Battery - Latimer's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown's Battery - Latimer's Battalion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Raine's Battery - Latimer's Battalion (about 400 feet away); Graham's Battery - Dance's Battalion (about 600 feet away); Milledge's Battery - Nelson's Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nelson's Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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.)
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 911 times since then and 12 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.