Near Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Batteries C and G, 3d U.S. Artillery

Batteries C and G, 3rd U.S. Artillery Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, April 6, 2008

1. Batteries C and G, 3rd U.S. Artillery Tablet

Inscription. U.S.A.
Batteries C and G, 3d U.S. Artillery.
Captain Horatio G. Gibson, U.S.A. Commanding.
(September 17, 1862.)
Horse Batteries C and G (Consolidated), 3d U.S. Artillery, crossed the Antietam in the forenoon of September 17, and went into position a short distance south of this point, on the left of Battery M, 2d U.S. Artillery, and the right of Batteries B and L (Consolidated), 2d U.S. Artillery. After an engagement of nearly two hours it was relieved by Battery E, 1st U.S. Artillery, and withdrawn east of the Antietam, taking up its second position on the ridge north of the Boonsboro Pike.

Erected by Antietam Battlefield Board. (Marker Number 95.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 1862.

Location. 39° 27.803′ N, 77° 43.902′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Boonsboro / Shepherdstown Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling west. Located in a cluster of Federal artillery tablets. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker. Batteries B and L, 2d U.S. Artillery (here, next to this marker); Battery E, 1st U.S. Artillery (here, next to this marker); Battery M, 2d U.S. Artillery (here, next to this marker); Battery K, 5th U.S. Artillery (here, next to this marker); Battery A, 2d U.S. Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Horse Batteries and Reserve Artillery (a few steps from this marker); V Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Twelfth United States Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.

Also see . . . Antietam Battlefield. National Park Service site. (Submitted on April 11, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Federal Artillery Tablet Cluster on Boonsboro Pike image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain

2. Federal Artillery Tablet Cluster on Boonsboro Pike

Closest to the camera to furthest: Horse Batteries and Reserve Artillery (Number 30), Battery K, 5th U.S. (Number 97), Battery M, 2d U.S. (Number 93), Batteries B and L, 2d U.S. (Number 94), Batteries C and G, 3d U.S. (Number 95), Battery E, 1st U.S. (Number 96), and Battery A, 2d U.S. (Number 92).

Gibson's Battery Field of Fire image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain

3. Gibson's Battery Field of Fire

Gibson's Battery went into action in a position astride the modern picnic area along Boonsboro Pike. This view from the picnic area is similar to that of the battery's field of fire. In the distance on the right is Cemetery Hill, where Confederate artillery was positioned and subject to the Battery's fire. However, Confederate skirmishers in the low ground beyond the ceder trees on the left harassed the Federal battery.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.