McIntosh's Battery

McIntosh's Battery. Bristoe Station 1863. , As the North Carolina brigades advanced down the hill, Maj. David G. McIntosh was ordered to advance his artillery battalion here to support the Confederate attack. Hill chose the location over the protest of McIntosh due to its exposed position. As the Confederate attack wavered, McIntosh orderdered up five pieces of rifled artillery and two smoothbores., As the Confederate artillery began to fire, the wave of retreating North Carolinians swept past them, leaving the artillery without any infantry support. The Union commanders behind the railroad were quick to notice the weakness of the Confederate guns and sent forward lines of skirmishers to engage the enemy artillery., Losses mounted for McIntosh's artillerymen as the Union fire dropped the Confederate gunners. Union counter battery fire disabled two of the cannon, as well. In the course of only minutes, three men were killed, 39 wounded and 44 horses lost. Unable to work the guns any longer, McIntosh's men retreated over the hill behind you for cover. The exultant Union skirmishers quickly rolled the five remaining cannon down the hill to safety, to the cheers of their comrades below.,

Sergeant Daniel Corrigan limbered up one of those taken by the Nineteenth, mounted the saddle leader and drove it in triumph down the field and over the railroad track with a bump into the lines, amid a shower of balls from the enemy and a storm of cheers from his comrades." , , History of the 19th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry