Union Monuments, New Jersey

1st New Jersey Artillery, Battery A
"Hexamer's Battery"

The monument to Hexamer's New Jersey Battery A is south of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue, next to the Pennsylvania State Memorial. (see map)

The battery was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by First Lieutenant Augustin N. Parsons. It brought 116 men onto the field serving six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles, and lost two killed and seven wounded. Battery A was part of the 4th Volunteer Brigade of the Army Artillery Reserve.

From the front of the monument:

Battery A, 1st N. J. Art.
from its position in
reserve S.W. of Powers
Hill galloped into action
at 3 p.m., July 3, 1863.
Fired 120 rounds shrapnel
at Pickett's column, and
80 shell at a battery
in left front.
Erected by the
State of New Jersey 1888

Hexamer's New Jersey
Battery
Commanded in the battle by First Lieutenant
Augustin N. Parsons

From the left side:

Served Aug. 12. 1861
to June 22. 1865
Engaged in 30 battles

From the right side:

Losses. Killed 2, Wounded 7
Position in action 45 yards
E. of this stone.

The battery is also honored by a series of markers at Antietam.

See more information about Hexamer's New Jersey Battery A during the Civil War