Location: 3rd Railroad Cut, Railroad Woods. Located in Wills/McPherson Woods North of 1st railroad cut. Tablet vandalized (1980s) and reset backwards (1987-1988). Excavation by Railroad and Gettysburg College in 1990 destroyed original integrity of the artillery position.
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
EWELL’S CORPS ARTILLERY RESERVE
1st VIRGINIA ARTILLERY HUPP’S BATTERY
SALEM VIRGINIA ARTILLERY
Two 3 Inch Rifles Two Napoleons
July 1. The Battery reached the field too late to participate in the engagement of the day.
July 2. Held in reserve near the W. M. Railroad cut.
July 3. The Rifle guns were in position near Fairfield Road. The Napoleons were placed at the railroad cut and remained until night but were not engaged.
July 4. At midnight began the march to Hagerstown.
Casualties not reported. Ammunition expended 154 rounds.
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