Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery H, 1st U.S. Artillery
First Regular Brigade - Artillery Reserve
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Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. Battery H, 1st U.S. Artillery Tablet
Above the tablet is a disk showing the seal of the U.S. Army. At the top of the tablet are crossed cannon, the symbol of the artillery branch.
Artillery Reserve
First Regular Brigade
Battery H First U.S. Artillery
Six 12 pounders
Lieut. Chandler P. Eaken commanding
July 2 In position on Cemetery Hill facing the Emmitsburg Road. Engaged Juy 2d and 3d. Lieut Eakin was severely wounded after his guns went into battery and the commmand devolved on Lieut. Phillip D. Mason.
Casualties. Killed 1 man. Wounded 1 officer and 7 men. Missing 1 man.
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1664.
Location. 39° 49.162′ N, 77° 13.874′ 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 Soldiers Memorial. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kentucky Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers National Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); First Minnesota Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Gettysburg Address (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. Battery H, 1st U.S. Artillery Position
The battery is represented at this point by two 12-pounder Napoleon cannon. On the right is a Napoleon produced by Revere Copper in 1862, with registry number 72. On the left is a similar piece produced by Cyrus Alger and Company in 1863, bearing registry number 135.
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
3. Field of View from Eaken's Battery
Looking from the National Cemetery over Gettysburg, toward Oak Hill. The Peace Memorial stands out in the distance.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,413 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 17, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
