Location: West Confederate Avenue, Schultz Woods. Located on West side of West Confederate Avenue, South of Fairfield Road and in Shultz Woods. GPS: 39.828118 -77.24447.
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
HILL’S CORPS ARTILLERY RESERVE
McINTOSH’S BATTALION HURT’S BATTERY
HARDAWAY ALABAMA ARTILLERY
Two Whitworths Two 3 Inch Rifles
July 1. The Whitworths were in position near Chambersburg Pike west of Herr’s Tavern and actively engaged.
July 2. All the guns were in position here and actively engaged under heavy fire of sharpshooters and artillery.
July 3. The 3 Inch Rifles remained here. The Whitworths were moved to position on Oak Hill. All were actively engaged. The Whitworths were beyond the range of Union guns whilst their own fire reached all parts of the field.
July 4. Withdrew at evening to Marsh Creek on Fairfield Road.
Losses not reported in detail.
Army of Northern Virginia > Hill’s Corps > Artillery Reserve > McIntosh’s Battalion