Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery F, Pennsylvania Light Artillery
Hampton's Battery
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
1. Battery F, Pennsylvania Light Artillery Monument
The monument was built between 1889 and 1893. The artist was Murray Hamilton.
(Front):
Organized at Pittsburgh
Hampton's Battery
(Right): From June 3 1863 to March 25 1864 Batteries F and C served as a consolidated battery.
July 2, occupied this position from about 5 to 6 o'clock p.m. July 3, with the left centre on cemetery ridge on left of First Volunteer Brigade Reserve Artillery marked by tablet. 24 men from battery F were detailed to Battery H 1st Ohio Artillery posted in the Cemetery during the battle.
(Left):Mustered in Oct. 8, 1861
re-enlisted Feb. 27, 1864
Mustered out June 26, 1865
Erected 1893 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 3, 1863.
Location. 39° 48.08′ N, 77° 14.966′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Wheatfield Road and Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling east on Wheatfield Road. Located near stop 10, the Peach Orchard, on the driving tour of Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 page online
Also see . . . Battery F, Pennsylvania Light Artillery. A history of the Battery. Captain Hampton had been killed at the battle of Chancellorsville. (Submitted on October 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
2. Detail of Front Shield
Notice the "Organized at Pittsburgh" scroll.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
3. Right Side Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
4. Left Side Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
5. Hampton's Battery Position
The battery is represented by two 3-inch Ordnance Rifles flanking the marker (front and back, technically as the marker faces west). Further west on Wheatfield road is the Monument for Battery C, Pennsylvania Light Artillery. Since the two were consolidated, these twin monuments can be said to mark the same unit.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
6. Close Up of the Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,904 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
