First Volunteer Brigade

First Volunteer Brigade (HMABO)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 48.239', W 77° 14.077'

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Artillery Reserve

— Army of the Potomac —

Army of the Potomac
Artillery Reserve
First Volunteer Brigade
Lieut. Col. Freeman McGilvery

5th Mass. Battery E (10th New York Attached)
Capt. Charles A. Phillips
July 2d Engaged on Third Corps line on the Wheatfield Road.

9th Mass. Battery
Capt. John Bigelow, Lieut. Richard S. Milton
July 2d Engaged on Third Corps line on the Wheatfield Road.
July 3d in Ziegler's Grove.

15th New York Battery
Capt. Patrick Hart
July 2d Engaged on Third Corps line on the Wheatfield Road.
July 3d On Second Corps line south of Pleasonton Avenue.

Penna. Batteries C and F
Capt. James Thompson
July 2d Engaged in Peach Orchard.
July 3d On line with Battery K 4th U.S. on right and Hart's Battery on left.

Casualties. Killed 1 officer 16 men. Wounded 10 officers 61 men. Captured or missing 5 men. Total 93.
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HM NumberHMABO
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Year Placed1912
Placed ByGettysburg National Military Park Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 6:08pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 308700 N 4408390
Decimal Degrees39.80398333, -77.23461667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 48.239', W 77° 14.077'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 48' 14.34" N, 77° 14' 4.62" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 212-298 Hancock Ave, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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