Confederate Artillery Batteries
Company A, Washington Artillery
The marker for Squires’ Battery is southwest of Gettysburg on West Confederate Avenue. (Tour map: West Confederate Avenue – Part 4)
The battery was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Captain Charles W. Squires. It had lost two of its guns during the Battle of Chancellorsville when it was overrun on Marye’s Heights. Captain Squires had also been captured, and had been exchanged and returned to service. But there are some indications he was not with the battery at Gettysburg and Lieutenant Charles H. C. Brown was in command of the remaining gun.
Text from the marker:
Army of Northern Virginia
Longstreet’s Corps Artillery Reserve
Eshleman’s Battalion Squires’ Battery
One Napoleon
July 3. Having but one gun it co-operated all day with Miller’s Battery. Advanced before daylight into position about 100 yards north of the Peach Orchard assisted in repelling skirmishers and took part in the cannonade preceding Longstreet’s assault. Moved several hundred yards to the left after the repulse of that assault to aid in resisting a countercharge if attempted. Withdrew soon afterward to the rear.
July 4. At 9 A. M. marched with the Battalion to Cashtown to reinforce the cavalry escorting the wagon train.
Losses not reported in detail.
Location of the marker for Squires’ Battery
The marker is southwest of Gettysburg on West Confederate Avenue. It is about 125 yards north of Millerstown Road, next to the State of Louisiana monument. West Confederate Avenue is one way southbound at this point.
