Mount Pleasant Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery M, Second U.S. Artillery
First Brigade Horse Artillery
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Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. Battery M, Second U.S. Artillery Tablet
Like many of the tablets for the U.S. Regulars, the seal of the United States appears on the disk above the inscription.
Cavalry Corps
First Brigade Horse Artillery
Battery M Second U.S. Artillery
Six 3 inch rifles
Lieut. A. C. M. Pennington Commanding
July 2 Engaged with the Confederates at Hunterstown
July 3 Engaged in Brig. General Custer's Brigade with Major General J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate Cavalry on the right of the Union Army
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Notable Places • War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is July 2.
Location. 39° 49.1′ N, 77° 10.157′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. It is at the intersection of East Cavalry Avenue and Hanover Road (Pennsylvania Route 116), on the right when traveling north on East Cavalry Avenue. Located at the south entrance to 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.
Regionally, this marker 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: Third Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); First Maine Cavalry (within
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Also see . . .
1. Battery M, Second U.S. Artillery. Blog posting covering the service history and some of the personalities in the battery. (Submitted on January 2, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania.)
2. Colonel Alexander Pennington, Jr. (Submitted on March 14, 2018, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania.)
3. 2nd United States Artillery, Battery M. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Reference: Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge,
2. Captain Pennington on right.
Fair Oaks, Va., vicinity. Lt. Robert Clarke, Capt. John C. Tidball, Lt. William N. Dennison, and Capt. Alexander C.M. Pennington
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
3. South Entrance to the East Cavalry Battlefield
At the south entrance to the East Cavalry Battlefield are the Battery M, 2nd US Artillery tablet (closest to the camera); Third Brigade (Gregg), 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps Tablet (to the right along the road); and the 1st Maine Cavalry Monument (background along the Hanover Road).
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
4. Missing Cannon
Concrete pads mark the location previously occupied by a cannon representing the position of the battery on the East Cavalry Battlefield. Presumably the cannon was removed for restoration.
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
5. Battery M's View of the Battlefield
On July 3, Battery M occupied a position overlooking Little's Run (the wood line emerging from the distant left running to the center). The Michigan Cavalry monument is the tall shaft in the green field on the distant right. The focus of Custer's cavalry attacks was that rise in the ground.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,888 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 11, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
