The Monuments and Memorials of the Gettysburg Campaign
1st New Hampshire Artillery Battery
Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Capt. Frederick M. Edgell (1828-1877).
Numbers: 4 Ordnance Rifles, 111 men; 3 wounded.
Raised: Hillsborough County.
Dedicated: July 3, 1912.
Location: Located in National Cemetery near Rostrum and the Taneytown Road entrance.
Description: Tiered granite monument topped with artillery projectile. This monument is flanked with two wrought iron cannon mounted on cast iron carriages. The monument has a three-part shaft stepping to a third part cylindrical shaft topped with a polished shell cap and set on a 6.3 foot square smooth cut base. A bronze medallion is located on the front. One of the last regimental or battery monuments erected on the battlefield.
