Union monuments - Rhode Island

1st Rhode Island Artillery, Battery A
"Arnold's Battery"

The monument to Battery A, First Rhode Island Light Artillery is south of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue near The Angle. It was dedicated in 1886 by the State of Rhode Island.

Location: 39.813551 N, 77.235456 W; see map

The battery was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Captain William A. Arnold. It brought 139 men to the field serving six Ordnance Rifles.

From the front of the monument:

Arnold's Battery
July 2, & 3, 1863

Left side:

Battery A
1st R.I. L.A.
Artillery Brigade
2nd Corps

Right sde:

4 Killed
24 Wounded

See more on Rhode Island's Battery A in the Civil War