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5th Massachusetts Battery Monument

5th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery

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South Inscription

U. S. National Park Service

1 of 25 on Park honoring troops from MA. Marks position held by 5 MA Battery on pm of July 2, 1863 where they shelled Confederates near Rose Farm Building & Woods. Located on N of Wheatfield Rd near junction w/ Sickles Ave at Excelsior Field. || MN & 2 cannons. Base, 5'6"x4'7", shaft, 4'x3', 7'3" high. Gable toped w/ chamfered edges. Polished Maltese cross w/ inscription on S, E, W sides. Polished inscription of crossed rammers on front slant of top.

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Civil War, 1861-1865, ()
, Armies and military organization, Civil War, 1861-1865, ()
, Battles of the Civil War, 1863, ()
, Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863, ()

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Gettysburg National Military Park, Code: GETT

Gettysburg National Military Park, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 39.80057, Longitude: 77.24691

LCS (List of Classified Structures) : 9834
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 441417

Civil War Heritage Digital Collection
Civil War Heritage Assets Digital Collection
Civil War Monuments and Markers Digital Collection

Title: Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
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07/15/2004

06/04/2004

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