Union monuments at Gettysburg > New York > Artillery & Engineers
The monument to Battery E, 1st New York Light Artillery is southeast of town on East Cemetery Hill (East Cemetery Hill tour map).
Battery E was temporarily attached to Battery L, 1st New York Light Artillery in August of 1862. Heavy casualties had left Battery E “reduced in numbers to the point of inefficiency.” It was commanded by Battery L’s Captain Gilbert H. Reynolds. He was wounded on July 1st and Lieutenant George Breck took command.
From the East Cemetery Hill monument:
Erected 1891 by the State
of New York to commemorate
the detached men of Battery
“E”, First N.Y. Lt. Artillery serving
with “L” (Reynolds). – These
works were built and held by
Battery L, Lieutenant George Breck commanding against
assaults of infantry and artillery
during the second and third
days of July 1863.
This monument committed to
the care of a dear country
we were proud to
serve.
Tablet from the monument to Battery E, First New York Artillery
Location of the monument to the Battery
The monument to Battery E is southeast of Gettysburg. It is 50 yards east of the Baltimore Pike and about 90 yards east of the Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse. (39°49’14.2″N 77°13’42.0″W)