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Union Monuments, Massachusetts

1st Massachusetts Light Artillery,
Battery A

The First Massachusetts Light Battery monument is southeast of Gettysburg at the south end of the National Cemetery. (see map)

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From the monument:

First
Massachusetts
Light Battery
Artillery Brig. 6th Corps
July 3, 1863

The battery was commanded at Gettysburg by Captain William H. McCartney. It brought 145 men to the field serving six 12-pounder Napoleons. Held in reserve, it suffered no casualties.

See more about the 1st Massachusetts Light Battery during the Civil War