Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery
Artillery Brigade - Second Corps
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Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery Tablet
A disk above the tablet shows the crest of the U.S. Army. At the top of the tablet is the trefoil symbol of the Second Corps.
Second Corps
Artillery Brigade
Battery A Fourth U.S. Artillery
Six 3 inch Rifles
Lieut. Alonzo H. Cushing and Sergt. Frederick Fuger
commanding
July 2 Arrived and took position with the brigade of Brig. General A.S. Webb Second Division Second Corps and took part in the Artillery engagements during the day.
July 3 Engaged in the repulse of Longstreet's assault and lost all its officers killed or wounded and all the guns but one and all its horses but three were disabled. Lieut. Cushing was killed while firing the last shot from the only effective gun. After the repulse of Longstreet's assault the Battery was withdrawn.
Casualties. Killed 1 officer and 5 men. Wounded 1 officer and 31 men.
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 48.79′ N, 77° 14.149′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located at the "Angle"
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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 marker: Lt. Alonzo Cushing (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Lewis Armistead, C.S.A. (a few steps from this marker); Artillery Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 72nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Aftermath (within shouting distance of this marker); Defining Moments (within shouting distance of this marker); Death at the Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); Against All Odds (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Other markers no longer nearby. Pettigrew and Trimble's Attack (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Battlefield Landmarks - West and North (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Cushing's Union Battery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery. Sgt. Fuger, who assumed command of the battery after the repulse,
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. Cushing's Battery Position
Four 3-inch Ordnance Rifles represent Cushing's Battery. The four guns are, from left to right, registry numbers 583, 512, 674, and 176.
Also see . . .
1. 4th United States Artillery, Battery A. The Civil War in the East website entry (Submitted on July 21, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Alonzo Cushing. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 21, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
3. View of the Angle from the Guns
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
4. Gunner's View of the Wall
Looking over one of the guns at the stone wall.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
5. Battery Caissons
Reproduction caissons representing those which supported Cushing's Battery stand on the east side of Hancock Avenue.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,302 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on February 14, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
