Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery B, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery
Artillery Brigade, First Corps
Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. Battery B, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery Monument
Inscription.
Battery B, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery. Artillery Brigade, First Corps. (Front):
Cooper's Battery B First Pennsylvania Light Artillery, (Penn'a Reserve Vol. Corps.) Artillery Brigade, First Corps. Present at Gettysburg, 114 Officers and Men. Killed 3 Wounded 9. Ammunition expended: (4 guns) 1050 Rounds.. (Left):
Positions:. July 1, 1863: Battery arrived at 12 m; Took position and was engaged between Hagerstown Road and Chambersburg Pike near Willoughby Run. Changed position to right and swept Oak Hill with its fire; Withdrew to Theological Seminary, where it fought till after 4 p.m.; Retired to this position where it remained until close of heavy artillery contest with the enemy's Batteries on Benner's Hill, during afternoon engagement of July 2. when relieved by Ricketts' Battery., July 2: Was engaged on left center during the final attack and repulse of the enemy., (Right):
Organized April 26, 1861.. At Mount Jackson, Lawrence County. Entered State Service June 8, 1861. Mustered in U.S. Service June 28, 1861. Re-enlisted January 4, 1864. Mustered out June 9, 1865. Total enrollment 332. Killed and died of wounds 21. Wounded 52. Ammunition expended 11,200 rounds., (Back):
1861 - Engagements - 1865.. Dranesville, Chancellorsville, Mechanicsville, Gettysburg, Gaines Mill, Mine Run, New Market Cross Roads, Wilderness, Malvern Hill, Spotsylvania, Gainesville, North Anna, Groveton, Totopotomoy, Second Bull Run, Bethesda Church, South Mountain, Cold Harbor, Antietam, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Weldon Railroad, Fitzhugh's Crossing, Peterburg (Capture), Appomattox.
(Front):
Cooper's Battery B First Pennsylvania Light Artillery, (Penn'a Reserve Vol. Corps.) Artillery Brigade, First Corps. Present at Gettysburg, 114 Officers and Men. Killed 3 Wounded 9. Ammunition expended: (4 guns) 1050 Rounds.
(Left):
Positions:
July 1, 1863: Battery arrived at 12 m; Took position and was engaged between Hagerstown Road and Chambersburg Pike near Willoughby Run. Changed position to right and swept Oak Hill with its fire; Withdrew to Theological Seminary, where it fought till after 4 p.m.; Retired to this position where it remained until close of heavy artillery contest with the enemy's Batteries on Benner's Hill, during afternoon engagement of July 2. when relieved by Ricketts' Battery.
July 2: Was engaged on left center during the final attack and repulse of the enemy.
(Right):
Organized April 26, 1861.
At Mount Jackson, Lawrence County. Entered State Service June 8, 1861. Mustered in U.S. Service June 28, 1861. Re-enlisted January 4, 1864. Mustered out June 9, 1865. Total enrollment 332. Killed and died of wounds 21. Wounded 52. Ammunition expended 11,200 rounds.
Mill, Mine Run, New Market Cross Roads, Wilderness, Malvern Hill, Spotsylvania, Gainesville, North Anna, Groveton, Totopotomoy, Second Bull Run, Bethesda Church, South Mountain, Cold Harbor, Antietam, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Weldon Railroad, Fitzhugh's Crossing, Peterburg (Capture), Appomattox.
Erected 1889 by State of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is January 4, 1826.
Location. 39° 49.282′ N, 77° 13.721′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling north. Located on East Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regarding Battery B, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery. The original marker (photo 10) placed on the field in 1879-1880 is made of marble. That's the reason it deteriorated. There is to be a new marker maker made, unfortunately, it too will be made with marble. The inscription as best we know it, comes from Wert's 1886 book on the monuments and Battery records.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Cooper's Battery at Gettysburg
Below the replica is a bronze plaque with the Pennsylvania Coat of Arms and a raised circle or moon, the symbol of First Corps.
Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
7. Battery Designation Under Breech
Under the breech of the replica gun is the Battery designation - B, 1st Pa. Art.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
8. Battery B, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery Monument
Looking at the monument from near the Hancock Memorial. 3-inch rifles on either side of the monument represent the battery position. In this view, beyond the monument, the north slope of Culp's Hill and Stevens Knoll are seen.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
9. Battery B Position
Looking at a set of guns representing both Cooper's and Ricketts' Batteries. Cooper's Battery occupied gun pits at this location until relieved by Ricketts' in the evening of July 2. The monument stands to the left.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
10. Original Cooper's Battery Monument
Around 1879 the battery's survivors placed this post with a marble top as a memorial. The inscription is illegible due to weathering.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,164 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on February 25, 2011, by Keith Dennis Foote of Selinsgrove, Us_pa. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 12, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 8. submitted on March 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 9. submitted on March 12, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 10. submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.