Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st New Hampshire Battery
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. 1st New Hampshire Battery Monument
Edgell's 1st New Hampshire Battery
Light Artillery
fired three hundred and fifty-three
rounds of ammunition
July 2nd and 3rd, 1863
Erected by the State of New Hampshire
July 3rd. 1912
Erected 1912 by State of New Hampshire.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.081′ N, 77° 13.929′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Taneytown Road (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling north. Located in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, near the south entrance. 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: Gettysburg Address (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); First Massachusetts Light Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery H (Huntington's Battery) (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Address Memorial Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Third Volunteer Brigade
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Soldiers' National Cemetery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
2. 1st New Hampshire Battery Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
3. 1st New Hampshire Battery Monument
Two 3-inch Ordnance Rifles, registry numbers 698 and 887, flank the monument, representing the battery. The battery was armed with four rifled guns like this during the battle.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
4. View of the Monument and Guns from the South
Edgell's Battery replaced Hall's 2nd Maine Battery, which was posted on this side of Cemetery Hill originally on the evening of July 1.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
5. 1st New Hampshire Battery Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
6. View from Edgell's Battery
Looking from the monument location toward the west. The battery anchored the left end of a long line of Federal guns posted on Cemetery Hill. From the position, the Battery had a field of fire clear to Seminary Ridge at the time of the battle. However, today the line of sight is blocked by portions of the town. According to Edgell's official report, the battery was posted at the position at around 4 p.m. on July 2. The battery later moved to a point just south of Evergreen Cemetery along Baltimore Pike later in the evening to help repulse Confederate assaults there. In the early afternoon of July 3, the battery returned here and participated in the repulse of Longstreet's assault.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,948 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 24, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on March 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on November 24, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6. submitted on March 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
