Alternate Designations: F – Beckwith’s; K – Livingston’s.
Commander: Lt. John G. Turnbull (1843-1898).
Numbers: Six 12-lb Napoleons, 145 men. 9 killed, 14 wounded, 1 missing.
Raised: New York City.
Erected between 1907 and 1908.
Location: Near Meade’s headquarters. Located east side of Hancock Avenue, near Meade Equestrian Monument.
Description: One of 45 monuments erected to units of the United States regular army on the battlefield. A red polished Jonesboro granite monolith that is set upon a concrete foundation with a descriptive 3’6’x3’7′ bronze tablet with the coat of arms of the United States in bronze.
Inscription reads:
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
ARTILLERY RESERVE
FIRST REGULAR BRIGADE
BATTERIES F & K THIRD U. S. ARTILLERY
Six 12 Pounders
Lieut. John C. Turnbull Commanding
July 1. Took position on crest of hill near General Meade’s Headquarters.
July 2. Moved to a position at the right of a log house on the Emmitsburg Road with Brig. General A. A. Humphreys’ Division Third Corps. Engaged July 2. In position on Cemetery Hill facing the Emmitsburg Road. Engaged July 2nd and 3rd. Lieut. Eakin severely wounded after his guns went into battery and the command devolved on Lieut. Philip D. Mason.
Casualties Killed 1 Man Wounded 1 Officer and 7 Men Missing 1 Man
Other Monuments: July 1 & 2 Monument | July 1-3 Monument
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