Deutschstown Historic District in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hampton Battery Monument
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 15, 2015
1. Hampton Battery Monument Marker
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 27.133′ N, 80° 0.109′ W. Monument is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the Deutschstown Historic District. It can be reached from Cedar Avenue. Monument is located in Allegheny Commons Park East, on Pittsburgh's North Side. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stephen Collins Foster (within shouting distance of this marker); Allegheny Commons (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pauline H. Rosenberg (about 400 feet away); The Pittsburgh Platform (about 500 feet away); Perry's Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles Taze Russell (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Mary's Priory (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Free Public Library Building in the United States (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 15, 2015
2. Hampton Battery Monument
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3. Hampton Battery Monument
Organized October 8, 1861
Mustered out of United States service
June 24, 1865
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4. Hampton Battery Monument
Robert B. Hampton
Edward R. Geary
Joseph L. Miller
Joseph B. Todd
Charles R. Bright
John Bright
Henry Fieres
James Dennison
Henry G. Hess
Charles Hanshaw
William Hastings
John H. Herbert
Jacob Keirsh
William Lacy
Joseph S. Leech
Joseph H. M'Connell
William I. Nevin
Hugh Purdy
Adam Rath
James Stackhouse
James D. Teese
John Webber
James Wallace
Richard H. Lee
William Helman
John E. Laughrey
Robert Glasgow
Patrick Heffernan
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5. Hampton Battery Monument
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 15, 2015
6. Hampton Battery Monument
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 15, 2015
7. Hampton Battery Monument Cannon
Ironically, this cannon is from the Spanish American War
This cannon presented by the United States Government to Allegheny June 29th 1899.
Captured from the Spanish at Santiago Cuba. By the Americans under the command of Gen. Wm. C. Shafter. July 7, 1898.
Captured from the Spanish at Santiago Cuba. By the Americans under the command of Gen. Wm. C. Shafter. July 7, 1898.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,074 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 15, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
