Army and Corps Headquarters Markers
The headquarters marker for Brigadier General Henry Hunt, Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac, is a 12 pounder heavy field gun. It was placed in 1913 by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
The headquarters monument to Union Chief of Artillery Henry Hunt is just behind Cemetery Ridge. The moment on the skyline in the distance is that of Major General George Meade.
From the monument
Headquarters
of
Brig-General
Henry J. Hunt
Chief of Artillery
Army of the Potomac
July 2,3,4,5,
1863
Headquarters monument for Brigadier General Henry Hunt at Gettysburg
About Brigadier General Henry Hunt
Union Brigadier General Henry Hunt
Brigadier General Henry Hunt (West Point Class of 1839) was a career Army officer from Detroit, Michigan. He was co-author of The Instructions for Field Artillery, published in 1861, the North’s guide to artillery operations throughout the war. Hunt’s expertise gave the Army of the Potomac a major edge in the artillery arm and played a decisive role in several battles.
As Pickett’s Charge hit the Union lines at Gettysburg Hunt was just on the other side of this ridge among his guns, firing his revolver into the oncoming Confederate ranks as his horse was shot from underneath him.
Location of the monument
The monument is south of Gettysburg on the west side of Taneytown Road. It is about 320 feet south of the Leister House. (39° 48.817′ N, 77° 13.907′ W)