Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery H (Huntington's Battery)
3rd Volunteer Brigade
| | Artillery Reserve | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument
(Front):
H 1st Ohio Light Artillery
3rd Volunteer Brigade
Artillery Reserve
July 2d and 3d 1863.
Erected by the State of Ohio
(Back):
Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio,
November 7, 1861. Took part in 12 general
engagements and the siege of Petersburg.
was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio.
June 14, 1865.
Loss at Gettysburg
2 Killed. 1 Mortally wounded. 4 Wounded.
Erected 1887 by State of Ohio.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.095′ N, 77° 13.891′ W. Memorial 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. 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Third Volunteer Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); First Massachusetts Light Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery C, First West Virginia Artillery (within
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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).
Also see . . . Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery. A page detailing some of this battery's history. (Submitted on March 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. Back of Monument
The state seal appears on a disk at the top of this side of the monument.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
3. Lower Inscription on Back
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
4. Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument
Flanked by Artillery Cannon
Flanked by Artillery Cannon
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
5. Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Position
The battery occupied this section of Cemetery Hill, on what is today the National Cemetery. Flank markers on either side of the monument, one of which is seen to the right of this photo, indicate the general position of the battery. Two 3-inch Ordnance Rifles represent the battery at this position. The guns are registry numbers 277 and 615.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
6. Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
Left Flank Marker
Left Flank Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,095 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 20, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on November 20, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
