Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery
Artillery Brigade - Second Corps
Army of the Potomac
Second Corps
Artillery Brigade
Battery A Fourth U.S. Artillery
Six 3 inch Rifles
Lieut. Alonzo H. Cushing and Sergt. Frederick Fuger
commanding
July 2 Arrived and took position with the brigade of Brig. General A.S. Webb Second Division Second Corps and took part in the Artillery engagements during the day.
July 3 Engaged in the repulse of Longstreet's assault and lost all its officers killed or wounded and all the guns but one and all its horses but three were disabled. Lieut. Cushing was killed while firing the last shot from the only effective gun. After the repulse of Longstreet's assault the Battery was withdrawn.
Casualties. Killed 1 officer and 5 men. Wounded 1 officer and 31 men.
Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
