Batteries C and G, 3d U.S. Artillery

Batteries C and G, 3d U.S. Artillery (HM4A7)

Location: Keedysville, MD 21756 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 27.803', W 77° 43.902'

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Batteries C and G, 3d U.S. Artillery.
Captain Horatio G. Gibson, U.S.A. Commanding.
(September 17, 1862.)

Horse Batteries C and G (Consolidated), 3d U.S. Artillery, crossed the Antietam in the forenoon of September 17, and went into position a short distance south of this point, on the left of Battery M, 2d U.S. Artillery, and the right of Batteries B and L (Consolidated), 2d U.S. Artillery. After an engagement of nearly two hours it was relieved by Battery E, 1st U.S. Artillery, and withdrawn east of the Antietam, taking up its second position on the ridge north of the Boonsboro Pike.
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HM NumberHM4A7
Series This marker is part of the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers series
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Marker Number95
Placed ByAntietam Battlefield Board
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 7:40am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 264990 N 4371763
Decimal Degrees39.46338333, -77.73170000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 27.803', W 77° 43.902'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 27' 48.18" N, 77° 43' 54.12" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 18276 MD-34, Keedysville MD 21756, US
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