Battery K, First Ohio Light Artillery
Artillery Brigade 11th Corps
(Front):Arriving about noon July 1, 1863,
this battery
Capt. Lewis Heckman Commanding
went into position here in reserve
when the 11th Corps began to retire,
it engaged the enemy with great gallantry.
After severe loss it was withdrawn.
Casualties:
2 killed. 11 wounded. 2 missing.
(Back):Battery K
First Ohio Light Artillery
was organized for 3 years under
Capt. Wm. L. DeBeck in the autumn of 1861.
Reenlisted for 3 years in February, 1864.
Mustered out July 12, 1865.
Principle Engagements:
Bull Pasture Mountain - Groveton
Cross Keys - Chancellorsville
Cedar Mountain - Gettysburg
Freeman's Ford - Wauhatchie
Warrenton Sulphur Springs - Lookout Mountain
Waterloo Bridge - Mission Ridge
(Side Inscriptions):Capt. Wm. L. DeBeck
Oct 10, 1861 to May 11, 1863
Capt. Lewis Heckman
May 11, 1863 to July 12, 1865
Marker is at the intersection of Carlisle Street (State Highway 34) and Lincoln Street (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south on Carlisle Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
