Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Stevens' Battery
5th Maine, 1st Corps
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
1. Stevens' Battery Monument
(Front):
5th Maine, 1st Corps.
Fought here
July 1,2,3, 1863.
Also engaged
July 1st north of the
Seminary.
Ammunition expended
979 rounds.
(Right):
East Cemetery Hill
in the evening of
July 2nd, the enemy,
(Hays' and Hoke's Brigades)
exposed their left flank to
Stevens' Battery
which poured a terrible fire
of double canister into
their ranks."
Doubleday
(Back):
Bull Run 2nd.
1 officer and 3 men killed.
8 men wounded.
6 men missing.
Chancellorsville.
6 men killed.
3 officers and 19 men wounded.
Gettysburg.
2 men killed.
2 officers and 11 men wounded.
6 men missing.
Opequan.
6 men wounded.
Cedar Creek.
2 men killed.
16 men wounded.
(Left):
this page online
Fredericksburg.
Chancellorsville.
Gettysburg.
Wilderness.
Spottsylvania.
Cold Harbor.
Petersburg.
Opequan.
Fisher's Hill.
Cedar Creek.
Erected 1889 by State of Maine.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.16′ N, 77° 13.474′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Slocum Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Located on the Stevens Knoll section of the Gettysburg National Battlefield 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. Major General Henry Warner Slocum, U.S.V. (within shouting distance of this marker); Attack on East Cemetery Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); 24th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
2. Right Side of Monument
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Steven's Battery at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . Battery E, 5th Maine. Blog entry with more details about the monument and the battery. (Submitted on December 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
3. Back of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
4. Left Side of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
5. Artwork at the Base of the Monument
Depicting a gun crew servicing their piece.
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
6. Stevens' Battery and the Slocum Monuments
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
7. 12-pdr Model 1857 Napoleon
One of two artillery pieces representing Stevens' Battery on the knoll. This particular gun was made by Revere Cooper of Boston, Massachusetts. It was produced in 1862 and bears the registry number 89.
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
8. Stevens' Battery Position
The battery was located on this spur during much of July 2 and 3. From here, Stevens' Battery was active against Confederate artillery positioned on Benner Hill, as well as firing on the Confederate infantry in the attack on East Cemetery Hill. Hoke's and Hays' Brigades advanced from the low ground to the right in this photo. They turned away from Stevens' Knoll toward East Cemetery Hill in the background. This allowed Stevens' guns to fire into their flanks.
The two artillery pieces representing the battery are in place behind lunettes. The closest piece is actually a 6-pdr Field Gun Model 1841 altered to appear as a Napoleon 12-pdr.
The two artillery pieces representing the battery are in place behind lunettes. The closest piece is actually a 6-pdr Field Gun Model 1841 altered to appear as a Napoleon 12-pdr.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,358 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
