Mount Pleasant Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery
Cavalry Corps
— Army of the Potomac —
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. Batteries E & G First 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
Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery
Four 12 pounders
Captain Alanson M. Randol Commanding
July 1 & 2 With First Brigade Second Cavalry Division. Not engaged.
July 3 One section under Lieut. James Chester was ordered to Second Brigade Third Cavalry Division and took position west of the Low Dutch Road and with Brig. Gen. Custer's Second Brigade Third Division Cavalry Corps was hotly engaged in repelling the attack of Major General Stuart's Confederate Cavalry Division. The one section under Lieut. Ernest L. Kinney remained near the Hanover Road.
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.142′ N, 77° 10.114′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. Marker is on East Cavalry Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located in 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battery M, Second U.S. Artillery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Third Brigade
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More about this marker. Battery E and Battery G were combined in February of 1862 and operated as one battery at Gettysburg.
This tablet is duplicated nearby word for word. While this tablet indicates Kinney's section, the other marks Chester's section.
The tablet lists the armament of the battery as four 12-pounder "Napoleon" field guns. However other sources indicate the battery used four 3-inch Ordnance Rifled guns.
Also see . . .
1. Alanson Merwin Randol. Alanson Merwin
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
2. Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery Monument
2. 1st United States Artillery, Battery E. The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 1st United States Artillery, Battery G. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
3. Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery Tablet
Notice the concrete pads used for static cannon displays to the left of the tablet. This spot most likely represents Kenney's position. However, Kenney's actual position was much closer to the intersection of Hanover and Low Dutch Road, presently within a residential area.
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
4. Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery Tablet
Another view of the tablet, looking north up East Cavalry Avenue.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
5. Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery Monument
Photographed By Brian Scott
6. Capt. Alanson Merwin Randol (1837-1887)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,165 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5, 6. submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
