Alternate Designations: 43rd Pennsylvania Volunteers
Commander: Capt. James H. Cooper (1840-1906).
Numbers: 4 Ordnance Rifles, 114 men; 3 killed, 9 wounded.
Raised: Lawrence County
Dedicated: 1943-1944
Location: South Reynolds Avenue, McPherson Ridge. Located on east side of Reynolds Ave.
Description: Marks position held by Cooper’s Battery from 12:00 to 1:30 pm on July 1, 1863 when engaged with Confederate batteries on Herr Ridge. Granite monolith about 4′ x 2′ and 6′ high; rough-hewn edges. Inscription incised into smooth west face with classic Roman lettering. State seal incised above text.
Cooper’s Battery B suffered the highest number of men and officers killed or mortally wounded in battle during the entire War.
Other Monuments: First Day Monument | Cemetery Hill Monument | Cemetery Hill Marker | Tablet (Plum Run Line)