Alternate Designations: Batteries C and F, 1st Pennsylvania, were consolidated at Gettysburg. This monument honors both batteries together at the position where they were placed on July 3, 1863.
Commander: Capt. James Thompson (1821-1906).
Numbers: 6 Ordnance Rifles, 105 men. 2 killed, 23 wounded, 3 missing.
Raised: Allegheny County
Dedicated: July 3, 1885.
Location: Hancock Avenue.
Description: Commemorative bronze plaque is recessed into an upright smooth and rough-hewn marker. A shield emblem in relief is the central element of the plaque. It was erected by surviving members of Hampton’s Battery and indicates the position held by Hampton’s Battery C & F when they assisted in the repulse of Longstreet’s Assault on July 3, 1863.
Other Monuments: Battery C | Battery F | Consolidated C & F
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