The Monuments and Memorials of the Gettysburg Campaign
1st New York Artillery Battery B
Alternate Designations: Empire Battery; Pettit’s.
Commander: Capt. James M. Rorty (1837-July 3, 1863), killed; Lt. Albert S. Sheldon (1829-1911), wounded; Lt. Robert E. Rogers (1841-1930).
Numbers: Four 10-lb Parrotts, 114 men. 10 killed, 16 wounded.
Raised: Onondaga County; Cook County, Illinois; New York City (14th Independent attached).
Dedicated: July 3, 1888.
Location: West side of Hancock Avenue. It marks the position held by the 1st New York, Rorty’s Battery B, on July 3, 1863.
Description: Quincy granite marker on low rough-hewn base has a Parrot rifle cannon barrel on each corner and is topped with a II Corps trefoil. There is a relief plate of the New York State seal.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN240.
