Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery B, 4th United States Artillery
Capt. Joseph B. Campbell
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
1. Battery B, 4th United States Artillery Marker
Battery B rumbled down the Hagerstown Turnpike with the initial advance of the First Corps. The Battery fought against Stonewall Jackson’s Confederates who at one point moved to within yards of the guns. The fighting became so desperate that Union General John Gibbon helped fire the cannons. Two Medals of Honor were awarded to soldiers in this battery, which lost 34 men killed and wounded. Capt. Campbell was wounded, and 27 horses were killed.
Dawn to 7:30 a.m.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 1862.
Location. 39° 28.911′ N, 77° 44.934′ W. Marker is in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Dunker Church Road north of Cornfiled Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Twelfth Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps (within shouting distance
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More about this marker. A portrait of Capt. Joseph Campbell appears at the bottom of the marker.
Also see . . .
1. Antietam National Battlefield. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on October 13, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Joseph B. Campbell. Wikipedia entry:
Joseph Boyd Campbell (1833 or 1836 – 28 August 1891) was an officer in the United States Army who served as the seventh commander of the Department of Alaska, from August 17, 1874 to June 14, 1876. (Submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
3. Capt. Joseph Richardson Campbell. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
via Wikipedia, 1861
2. Joseph B. Campbell
West Point Class of 1861
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
3. Battery B, 4th United States Artillery Marker
This battery was pointed south, in the direction of Dunker Church.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
4. Marker on the Antietam Battlefield
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
5. Battery B, 4th United States Artillery Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
6. Battery B, 4th United States Artillery Marker
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
7. Battery B, 4th United States Artillery Marker
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
8. Battery B, 4th United States Artillery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on October 13, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7, 8. submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
