Battery A, 1st Michigan

Battery A, 1st Michigan (HM2JRE)

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N 34° 55.567', W 85° 14.577'

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Scribner's Brigade

— Baird's Division —

Text on Front Side of Monument:

Michigan
To Her

Loomis: Battery A, First Artillery.
Lieutenant George W. Van Pelt, Commanding.

Scribner's Brigade. Baird's Division. Thomas Corps.


Text on Back Side of Monument:

The Battery with its Brigade advanced from Bird's Mill on the evening of the 18th, arriving at the intersection of the LaFayette and Chattanooga Roads at daylight of the 19th; thence from several positions to this here. After sixty-four rounds of canister and shell had been fired, the enemy rushed upon the Battery in overwhelming numbers, compelling the infantry support to fall back. The men remained with the Battery until the enemy's bayonets were at their breasts. Five guns fell into the enemy's hands, one was got safely off the field. One gun was subsequently recaptured. Lieutenant Van Pelt and five men were killed, six seriously wounded, and thirteen made prisoners.
During the operations at Chattanooga, the Battery occupied a position on Cameron Hill.
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HM NumberHM2JRE
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Year Placed1895
Placed ByThe State of Michigan
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Date Added Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 at 5:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 660486 N 3866258
Decimal Degrees34.92611667, -85.24295000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.567', W 85° 14.577'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 34.02" N, 85° 14' 34.62" W
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