Battery A, 1st Michigan

Battery A, 1st Michigan (HM2JNX)

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N 34° 55.569', W 85° 14.574'

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Scribner's Brigade

— Baird's Division —

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Battery A, 1st Michigan Light Artillery.
6 10 Pounder Parrotts.
Scribner's Brigade, Baird's Division, Thomas' Corps.
September 19, 1863.
1st Lieutenant George W. Van Pelt, Commanding (Killed).
2d Lieutenant Almerick W. Wilbur.
2d Lieutenant August Bachman.


After an all night's march from the vicinity of Bird's Mill on the Chickamauga, via Crawford Spring and Widow Glenn's, the Battery arrived at Kelly's cross-roads at daybreak and took position in line of battle. After taking several positions without firing, the Battery came into action on this ground as its fourth position. The enemy (Govan's and Walthall's Brigades) was rapidly approaching from front and flank and two regiments and the Battery came into position facing south, under fire and at right angles to the balance of the Brigade. Four guns were between the two regiments, and one section on the extreme right. After it had fired 64 rounds of canister and percussion shell the enemy rushed on the Battery, overwhelmed the support and captured five guns at the point of the bayonet. The battery was an object of contention for several hours between other commands, three of these guns were subsequently recaptured. Lieutenant Van Pelt and five men were killed, seven wounded and 12 captured.
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Placed By 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission
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Date Added Friday, August 16th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 660490 N 3866262
Decimal Degrees34.92615000, -85.24290000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.569', W 85° 14.574'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 34.14" N, 85° 14' 34.44" W
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