Fauquier (Virginia) Artillery (Stribling’s)

Location: West Confederate Avenue, Pitzer Woods. Located on East side of West Confederate Avenue, North of Millerstown Road, opposite Pitzer Woods.

Cast iron tablet, 3’8″ x 3’4″, with raised inscription painted in a contrasting color and mounted on fluted cast iron post. 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
LONGSTREET’S CORPS PICKETT’S DIVISION
DEARING’S BATTALION STRIBLING’S BATTERY
THE FAUQUIER ARTILLERY
Two 20 Pounder Parrotts Four Napoleons

July 3. Advanced to the front about daybreak. Later in the morning took position on the crest of ridge west of Emmitsburg Road and near the Roger’s House. Drove back with a dozen well directed rounds a strong line of skirmishers whose fire wounded a few men and horses. Bore a conspicuous part in the cannonade preceding Longstreet’s assault. But its ammunition being exhausted about the time the assault began and repeated efforts to obtain a fresh supply proving fruitless the Battery was withdrawn.

July 4. In line of battle all day with the left wing of McLaws’ Division. Marched about sunset to Black Horse Tavern.

Losses not reported in detail.

Army of Northern Virginia > Longstreet’s Corps > Pickett’s Division > Dearing’s Battalion