Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hall's 2nd Maine Battery
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
1. Hall's 2nd Maine Battery Monument
2nd Maine
Battery.
1st Brig.
2nd Div.
1st Corps.
July 1. 1863.
2 Men Killed.
18 Men Wounded.
Erected 1889 by State of Maine.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1823.
Location. 39° 50.272′ N, 77° 15.093′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) and Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Chambersburg Pike. Located near the McPherson Barn 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, 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: Buford (a few steps from this marker); Major General John Fulton Reynolds (a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg Campaign (a few steps from this marker); Battery A, Second U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 149th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward McPherson Farm
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Hall's Battery at Gettysburg.
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
2. Left Side Inscription
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2010
3. Hall's 2nd Maine Battery Marker
An equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. John Reynolds can be seen behind the marker.
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
4. Hall's 2nd Maine Battery Position
Also known as Battery A, 2nd Maine Light Artillery. Hall's Battery is represented by two 3-inch Ordnance Rifles.
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
5. Hall's Battery Contests Confederate Advance
Hall's battery initially deployed to relieve Calef's Battery along the Chambersburg Road in the mid-morning phase of the first day battle. Essentially, Calef's, then Hall's, batteries were engaged in a lopsided duel with an entire battalion (five batteries) of Confederate guns. When elements of Davis' Confederate Brigade advanced, Hall conducted a retreat in close quarters. With some luck and much quick thinking, the battery managed to get away losing only one gun. However two of remaining five guns were disabled. The one abandoned gun was later retrieved.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
6. "The Boys Fought Like the Devil"
Looking from modern Reynolds Avenue toward the west between the Chambersburg Pike (left) and railroad (right). The high ground where Hall's Battery was deployed is around the lone tree to the left near the Reynolds Equestrian Statue. After driving off the 147th New York north of the railroad, Davis' Confederate Brigade charged over the open ground toward the Pike. The 42nd Mississippi attempted to capture Hall's guns, advancing from the railroad on the right toward the battery. The determined defense by the artillerymen along with the arrival of the 14th Brooklyn (84th New York), checked the Confederate advance here.
Postcard by C.A. Blocher, circa 1920
7. ...General Buford, General Reynolds and Hall's 2nd Maine Battery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,085 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on November 13, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on January 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on January 4, 2015.
