Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Capt. John Bigelow (1841-1917), wounded; Lt. Richard S. Milton (1840-1904).
Numbers: Six 12-lb Napoleons, 110 men. 8 killed, 18 wounded, 2 missing.
Raised: Middlesex County. The battery was organized Lynnfield, Massachusetts and mustered on August 10, 1862 for a three-year enlistment. The 9th Massachusetts Battery mustered out of service June 6, 1865, at Gallops Island in Boston Harbor.
Installed 1885.
Location: Wheatfield Road, north side, between the two Sickles Avenues. It indicates the first position held by the 9th Massachusetts Battery on July 2, 1863, before being forced to withdraw in the face of the assault by Barksdale’s Confederates. Marks position held by Bigelow’s Battery when they shelled Confederates at Rose Farm pm of July 2, 1863.
Description: The monument cost $1,000.00. Rough-hewn monolith contains various relief elements in a recessed area on the front and a long plaque with text describing the events of July 2, 1863 on the rear. Decorative elements include a palm frond and the State Seal. Monument is a 3.10×3.1 foot Quincy granite monolith with bronze inscription tablet on the north side and dedicatory inscriptions, and a relief and coat of arms on the south face. Overall height is 8.5 feet.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN169.
Sculptor: Captain John Bigelow and Bugler Charles Reed, designers.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Second Position | Third Position
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