Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
13th New York Independent Light Battery
Artillery Brigade 11th Corps
Wheeler's Battery
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
1. 13th New York Independent Light Battery Monument
The crescent moon symbol of the XI Corps is on the monument shaft, above the state seal of New York. On the sides of the monument are representations of 3-inch Ordnance Rifles, the type used by the Battery at Gettysburg.
Indpt. Light Battery
(Wheeler's)
Artillery Brigade
11th Corps
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July 1, 1863. Engaged here. July 2. On Cemetery Hill.
July 3. At repulse of Pickett's Charge
Erected 1893 by State of New York.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1973.
Location. 39° 50.552′ N, 77° 13.977′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Howard Avenue, 0.2 miles west of Carlisle Road (Pennsylvania Highway 34), on the right when traveling east. Located 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. Artillery Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 82nd Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Doles's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Eleventh Corps (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery I, First Ohio Light Artillery
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
2. Close up of Front Inscription
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Also see . . . Lt Wheeler's Report. Wheeler writes of the action on the 1st: The enemy then massed his infantry and threw them upon the troops on our right, who fell back after some severe fighting. I changed the direction of my right section, and fired into the advancing column of the enemy with canister, but did not succeed in checking them. I did not leave this position until the enemy was almost in rear of my battery. I then moved back to a point on the road near the town, and held this until the enemy were again nearly behind me, and the infantry supports had withdrawn. (Submitted on September 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
3. State Seal on the Front of the Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
4. Cannon Figure on the Side of the Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
5. Gun's Eye View of Oak Hill
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
6. Battery Position
Four 3-inch Ordnance Rifled cannon represent Wheeler's Battery position. When Dilger's Battery came under heavy fire from long ranged Confederate rifled cannon on Oak Hill, Wheeler's Battery was dispatched to provide support. The New Yorkers were placed under the operational control of Capt. Dilger. In operation throughout the afternoon against both Confederate artillery and Doles' Infantry Brigade, when the main XI Corps lines collapsed, Wheeler's Battery fell back through the town to a new position on Cemetery Hill.
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
7. Wheeler's Battery
The battery's frontage is indicated by the stones on the far left and right.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,522 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
