Mount Pleasant Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
McGregor's Battery - Beckham's Battalion
Stuart's Horse Artillery
| | Army of Northern Virginia | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. Beckham's Battalion McGregor's Battery Tablet
Stuart's Horse Artillery
Beckham's Battalion McGregor's Battery
Two Napoleons and two 3 inch Rifles
July 3 The Battery took an active part in the fight arriving about 2 p.m. and keeping up its fire until the ample supply of ammunition furnished on its way here in the forenoon was exhausted. It withdrew from the field under orders about nightfall
Losses Killed 5 Wounded 7 Total 12
Horses killed and disabled 11
Erected 1910 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1863.
Location. 39° 50.141′ N, 77° 10.163′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. It is on Cavalry Field Road (Confederate Cavalry Avenue), on the right when traveling north. Located in the East Cavalry Battlefield section of the Gettysburg National Military Park. 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: Cavalry Division (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hampton's Brigade (about 300 feet away); Captain Thomas E. Jackson's Battery
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010
2. McGregor's Battery Marker and Artillery
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
3. McGregor's Battery - Beckham's Battalion Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
4. McGregor's Battery - Beckham's Battalion Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
5. McGregor's Battery - Beckham's Battalion Marker
Surrounded by Artillery Cannon
Surrounded by Artillery Cannon
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
6. Field of Fire
Looking past the marker to the southeast. The Lott farm buildings are in the far center. Federal batteries were arrayed to the south (right) of the farm. Fitz Lee's and Hampton's Brigades began their charge from just out of frame to the left, advancing in the direction of the Lott farm. McGregor's Battery dueled with the Federal guns and provided support for the advancing brigades.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
7. Artillery Cannon Position
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
8. Once a Home to Cannonballs
Now a Home to Birds
Now a Home to Birds
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
9. Artillery Cannon Position
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,339 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 26, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 2, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7, 8, 9. submitted on December 2, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
