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 —
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. Marker 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.
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 (about 600 feet away); Breathed's Battery - Beckham's Battalion (about 600 feet away); Horse Artillery (about 700 feet away); Green's Battery - Jones's Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chambliss's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Thunderous Charge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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