Pennsylvania Independent Artillery Battery C and F

Alternate Designations: Batteries C and F, 1st Pennsylvania, were consolidated at Gettysburg. This monument honors both batteries together at the position where they were placed on July 3, 1863.

Commander: Capt. James Thompson (1821-1906).

Numbers: 6 Ordnance Rifles, 105 men. 2 killed, 23 wounded, 3 missing.

Raised: Allegheny County

Dedicated: July 3, 1885.

Location: Hancock Avenue.

Description: Commemorative bronze plaque is recessed into an upright smooth and rough-hewn marker. A shield emblem in relief is the central element of the plaque.  It was erected by surviving members of Hampton’s Battery and indicates the position held by Hampton’s Battery C & F when they assisted in the repulse of Longstreet’s Assault on July 3, 1863.

Other Monuments: Battery C | Battery F | Consolidated C & F

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