Ninth Michigan Battery

Ninth Michigan Battery (HMAS5)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 48.469', W 77° 14.159'

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(Battery I, 1st Michigan Artillery)

(Front):
Ninth Mich. Bat'y. I. First Art'y.
1st Brig.
Horse Artil'y.
Cavalry Corps

(Back):
Mustered in at Detroit, Mich.
Aug. 29, 1862.
Mustered out at Detroit, Mich
July 14, 1865.

This monument marks the position
held by the Ninth Mich. Battery,
from 12-30 p.m. July 3 until 7 a.m.
the following morning.

322 rounds of shot, shell
and canister expended.

Casualties
One man killed and four wounded.

Battery sustained a loss of 23 horses
killed in this engagement.

Army Potomac.
from Dec. 1862 to Oct. 1863.
Army Cumberland
From Nov. 1863 until close of service in 1865.
Details
HM NumberHMAS5
Tags
Year Placed1888
Placed ByState of Michigan
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 11:27pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 308594 N 4408818
Decimal Degrees39.80781667, -77.23598333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 48.469', W 77° 14.159'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 48' 28.14" N, 77° 14' 9.54" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1450 Hancock Ave, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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