Location: West Confederate Avenue, south of McMillan Woods. Located on East side of West Confederate Avenue, North of Virginia Memorial.
Description: Cast iron tablet, 3’8″ x 3’4″, with raised inscription painted in a contrasting color and mounted on fluted cast iron post. All 4’4″ H. Tablets casts by Calvin Gilbert. The inscription on the 3.8′ x 3.4′ tablet narrates the events associated with Battery during the Battle.
Inscription:
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
HILL’S CORPS PENDER’S DIVISION
POAGUE’S BATTALION GRAHAM’S BATTERY
THE CHARLOTTE N. C. ARTILLERY
Two Napoleons Two 12 Pounder Howitzers
July 2. Late in the evening the Napoleons were placed in position here.
July 3. At 7 A. M. they opened on the Union position but were soon ordered to cease firing as they drew concentrated fire of several batteries. They afterward took part in all the operations of the artillery during the day including the cannonade which preceded Longstreet’s assault. The Howitzers remained in the rear and were not engaged in the battle but held in readiness to resist any advance of the Union forces.
July 4. In the evening about dusk began the march to Hagerstown.
Losses not reported in detail.
Army of Northern Virginia > Hill’s Corps > Pender’s Division > Poague’s Battalion