Johnson’s (Virginia) Battery

Location: West Confederate Avenue, Schultz Woods. Located 130′ west of West Confederate Avenue, south of Fairfield Road and in Shultz 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
HILL’S CORPS ARTILLERY RESERVE
McINTOSH’S BATTALION JOHNSON’S VIRGINIA BATTERY
Two Napoleons Two 3 Inch Rifles

July 1. In position on hill near Fairfield Road west of Willoughby Run. Not engaged though under fire and losing one man killed.

July 2. In position here and actively engaged under a heavy fire of sharpshooters and artillery.

July 3. Remained in this position and was actively engaged.

July 4. Withdrew at evening to Marsh Creek on Fairfield Road.

Losses not reported in detail.

Other Monuments: July 1 Tablet | July 2-4 Tablet

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