Battery B, 4th United States Artillery

Battery B, 4th United States Artillery (HM1A4D)

Location: Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 28.911', W 77° 44.934'

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Capt. Joseph B. Campbell

Battery B rumbled down the Hagerstown Turnpike with the initial advance of the First Corps. The Battery fought against Stonewall Jackson's Confederates who at one point moved to within yards of the guns. The fighting became so desperate that Union General John Gibbon helped fire the cannons. Two Medals of Honor were awarded to soldiers in this battery, which lost 34 men killed and wounded. Capt. Campbell was wounded, and 27 horses were killed.

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HM NumberHM1A4D
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 12:52pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 263573 N 4373857
Decimal Degrees39.48185000, -77.74890000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 28.911', W 77° 44.934'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 28' 54.66" N, 77° 44' 56.04" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6101-6299 Dunker Church Rd, Sharpsburg MD 21782, US
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