Alternate Designations: None. The 16 men of Battery E were attached to Battery L at Gettysburg.
Commander: Capt. Gilbert H. Reynolds (1832-1913), wounded on July 1; Lt. George Breck (1833-1925).
Numbers: Six Ordnance Rifles, 141 men. 1 gun captured; 1 killed, 15 wounded, 1 missing.
Raised: Monroe County
Location: Located on the south slope of East Cemetery Hill.
Description: Vertical, rectangular monument stands on a low base. A New York State Seal is affixed to the upper front of the monument above the inscription plaque. The surfaces of the sculpture and base are rough-hewn. The final line reads “THIS MONUMENT IS COMMITTED TO/THE CARE OF A DEAR COUNTRY/WE WERE PROUD TO/SERVE.” Monument is a monolithic rough cut granite shaft set on a 4.3×3.3 foot rough-cut granite base. The shaft has two bronze medallions on the front and rear and one bronze tablet on the front. It is accompanied by cannon mounted on cast iron carriages in earthen lunettes. Frederick & Field, fabricator. It indicates the position held by Battery E attached to Reynold’s Battery on July 2 & 3.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN310.
Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator; W.H. Shelton, sculptor.
Other Monuments: Battery E | Main Monument