Union Monuments - Connecticut

2nd Connecticut Light Battery

The monument to the Second Connecticut Battery is south of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue near the It was dedicated in 1888 by the Commonwealth of Connecticut.

Location: 39.80375 N, 77.2346 W; see map

The battery's commander at the Battle of Gettysburg was Captain John William Sterling, a Bridgeport merchant. It brought 106 men to the field, of whom three were wounded and two missing. It was armed with four 6-pounder James Rifles and two 12-pounder howitzers and was assigned to the 2nd Volunteer Brigade of the Army Artillery Reserve.

From the front of the monument:

Artillery Reserve
Position July 3, 1863.
2d Conn. Light Battery

From the rear:

Tribute from the State of Conn.
Mustered in Sept. 10, 1862.
Mustered out Aug. 10, 1865.
Engagements
Gettysburg, Fort Morgan,
Fort Gaines, Blakely.

See more about the 2nd Connecticut Battery during the Civil War.