Union monuments at Gettysburg > Ohio
“Heckman’s Battery”
The monument to Battery K, 1st Ohio Light Artillery is on the north side of Gettysburg on the corner of Carlisle and Lincoln Streets. It was dedicated in 1887 by the State of Ohio.
Monument to Battery K, 1st Ohio Light Artillery at Gettysburg
Captain Lewis Heckman commanded Battery K at the Battle of Gettysburg. It brought 118 men to the field serving four 12-pounder Napoleons.
Front view, Battery K 1st Ohio Artillery
From the front of the monument:
Battery K
First Ohio Light Artillery
Artillery Brigade 11th Corps
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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After severe loss it was withdrawn.
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Casualties
2 killed, 11 wounded, 2 missing
From the rear of the monument:
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
Principal engagements
Bull Pasture Mountain
Cross Keys
Cedar Mountain
Freeman’s Ford
Warrenton Sulphur Springs
Waterloo Bridge
Groveton
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wauhatchie
Lookout Mountain
Mission Ridge
From the right side of the monument:
Capt. Wm. L. DeBeck Oct. 10 1861 to May 11, 1863
Side view of the Monument to Battery K
From the left side of the monument:
Capt. Lewis Heckman May 11 1863 to July 12 1865
Location of the monument
The monument to Ohio’s Battery K is on the north side of Gettysburg on the southwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Carlisle Street. (39°50’12.7″N 77°13’52.7″W)