Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Capt. Charles A. Phillips (1841-1876)
Numbers: 6 Ordnance Rifles; 104 men. 2 killed, 14 wounded.
Raised: Bristol and Suffolk
Dedicated: October 8, 1885.
Location: Wheatfield Road, north side, near Sickles Avenue and Excelsior Field. The monument indicates the position held by the 5th Massachusetts Battery on July 2, 1863, when it shelled the advance of Kershaw’s Confederate Brigade as it proceeded over the Rose Farm.
The monument originally stood on Hancock Avenue, approximately 3/4 mile northeast of its present location.
Description: The monument consists of a plinth and gable topped with chamfered edges. A polished Maltese Cross adorns the front of the die and polished crossed rammers appear on the front slant face at the monument’s top. The monument stands on a low base. Monument is a 4×3 foot Westerly granite shaft with a gable top that has chamfered edges and set on a 5.6×4.7 foot base. The shaft has polished Maltese Cross with inscriptions on the east, west, and south. A polished inscription of crossed rammers appears on the front slant of the top. Overall height is 7.3 foot.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN170.
Sculptor: Smith Granite Company, fabricator.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Tablet
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