Alternate Designations: Batteries C and F, 1st Pennsylvania, were consolidated at Gettysburg. This monument honors the men of Battery F, known as Hampton’s. Twenty-four men from Battery F also served with Battery H of the 1st Ohio in the Cemetery.
Commander: Capt. James Thompson (1821-1906).
Numbers: 6 Ordnance Rifles, 105 men. 2 killed, 23 wounded, 3 missing.
Raised: Allegheny County
Installed between 1889 and 1893.
Location: Peach orchard, south of Wheatfield Road and east of Emmitsburg Road. It indicates the position held by Hampton’s Battery between 5:00 and 6:00 P.M. on July 2, 1863.
Description: Full-length uniformed artilleryman stands on a tapered pedestal and base. The figure holds a long rammer in both hands in a diagonal position, the tip poised above his proper left shoulder. There is an elaborate relief seal on the front of the pedestal. The main feature is a 6′ tall bronze statue of an artilleryman holding a rammer. The base of the monument is made of Westerly granite. The statue was sculpted by Murrary Hamilton.
Other Monuments: Battery C | Battery F | Consolidated C & F
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