Near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

McIntosh's Battalion

Artillery Reserve - Hill's Corps

— Army of Northern Virginia —

McIntosh's Battalion Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008

1. McIntosh's Battalion Tablet

Inscription. C.S.A.
Army of Northern Virginia
Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve
McIntosh's Battalion
Johnson's, Rice's, Hurt's, and Wallace's
Batteries
Six Napoleons, Two Whitworths, Eight 3 inch Rifles
July 1 - 4 The Battalion was actively engaged on each of the three days of the battle and withdrew from the field under orders in the evening of the fourth day.

Losses 7 men killed 25 wounded of whom 16 were captured

38 horses killed or disabled.

Erected 1910 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission series list.

Location. 39° 49.68′ N, 77° 14.683′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on West Confederate Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located on the Schultz Woods section of Seminary Ridge on Confederate Avenue 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.

Regionally,

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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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rice's Battery - McIntosh's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Hurt's Battery - McIntosh's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Rice's Battery - McIntosh's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Army of Northern Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); Wallace's Battery - McIntosh's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Army of Northern Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Army of Northern Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named

The Stone Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008

2. The Stone Wall

The stone wall just to the west of Confederate Avenue, the location where McIntosh's Battalion deployed on July 2 and 3. At the time of the battle, the lines here were afforded a clear view of the town and Cemetery Hill.

Army of Northern Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Also see . . . McIntosh’s Artillery Battalion. Stone Sentinels website entry (Submitted on June 8, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008

3. Red Patch

In front of the McIntosh's Battalion Tablet is a post-war house known as "Red Patch." The house was the Gettysburg home of Maj. Gen. Charles H.T. Collis. Collis was the commander of the 119th Pennsylvania Infantry at Chancellorsville, but missed service at Gettysburg due to a wound. In later years, he established this summer cottage in Gettysburg, naming it after the Third Corps symbol (red diamond). The rooms of the house are named after Union generals.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,471 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on September 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.