Munch's Battery

Prentiss' Division

U. S.

Munch's Battery,

1st Minnesota Lt. Art., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This battery with 6 guns went into action

here at 7.30 a.m. April 6, 1862, and was engaged

until 9 a.m. when it retired to the Hornets' Nest.

Marker is on ...

Munch's Battery

Prentiss' Division

U.S.

Munch's Battery

1st Minnesota Lt. Arty., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This Battery had one section in action here, and one section 300 feet north, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, 1862.

The Battery was again in action on ...

Mancha “Little Trammer” Battery Locomotive

The Mancha “Little Tramper” is one of the smallest mining locomotives manufactured by the Mancha Storage Battery Locomotive Company. It is powered by batteries, allowing it to be used deep within the mines without emitting toxic fumes. Although small for ...

Camp of Waterhouse's Battery

Sherman's Division

U. S.

Camp of

Waterhouse's Battery,

"E", 1st Ill. Lt. Arty., Sherman's (5th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, 2 guns at Rhea House; 4 guns in front of this camp.

Marker can be reached from Peabody ...

Battery E, 1st Illinois Light Artillery

Sherman's Division

(front of monument)

Illinois

Battery "E",

1st Regiment Lt. Artillery,

5th Division--Sherman,

Army of the Tennessee.

(back of monument)

Waterhouse's Battery, "E".

Commanded by

1. Capt. A. C. Waterhouse, Wounded.

2. Lieut. A. E. Abbott, Wounded.

3. Lieut. John A. Fitch.

Two guns of this battery were advanced about 300 yards ...

Battery Granger

Granger’s 10-inch rifle could strike a battleship eight miles out to sea. A simple counterweight system quickly raised and lowered the gun, and a well-trained crew could fire off two rounds a minute. Protected in front by fifty feet of ...

Battery Potter

The army operated its first and only lift gun battery here from 1893 to 1906. Inside its cavernous galleries, two 12-inch guns could be raised to the surface for firing and lowered for loading and servicing. Concealed and protected from ...

100 - Pounder Battery - Heaviest and Highest

During an inspection in late April 1863, Brig. Gen. John G. Barnard recommended that a gun be placed at a high point on this crest, "surrounded by a wall of sandbags, and arranged to fire not only on Loudoun Heights ...

Mortar Battery

Four mortars occupied a single pit. With twelve other mortars in nearby pits, they were designed to fire simultaneously, lobbing 12-inch, 800-pound shells in high arcs, to penetrate ships’ lightly-armored decks. Built in the early 1890’s, this was the first ...

Hall's 2nd Maine Battery

(Front): Hall's

2nd Maine

Battery.

1st Brig.

2nd Div.

1st Corps.

July 1. 1863.(Left):Casualties:

2 Men Killed.

18 Men Wounded.

Marker is at the intersection of Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) and Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Chambersburg Pike.

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