Artillery at 1863 Gettysburg

[vamick]

Jas, I believe the "howitzers" listed were the larger 12pd Field Howitzers" not the smaller shorter range "Mountain" variety.

[lincolnsguard]

Thanks for all of the data fellas. Plenty of good reading herein and good links.

The reenacting community seems to be aplenty of the mountain howitzers and I had read somewhere that Lee had some at Gettysburg. The data I see show he does. My quiree would be why a lot of events do not want them and only cannon with the 57" diameter wheels? I see that the howitzers have smaller diameter wheels and if they were at Gettysburg would the accurate reproductions be welcomed at either the GAC or BGA events?

I remember seeing some nice bronze examples at the 145th Manassas but do not recall seeing them at the 145th Gettysburg.

Thanks again.

There's quite a big difference between a Howitzer and a Mountain howitzer. Really, look it up.

[mississippian]

Third Corps, Army of Northern Virgina

Artillery Battalion, Anderson's Division

11th Georgia "Sumter" Artillery Battalion

1st Company
130 men
1 12lb Howitzer, 1 12lb, Napoleon gun, 1 3-inch Navy Rifle, 3 10lb Parrot Rifles
1 Killed
11 Wounded
1 Missing

2nd Company
124 men
4 12lb Howitzer, 2 12lb Napoleon guns
2 Killed
6 Wounded
1 Missing

3rd Company
121 men
3 3-inch Navy Rifles, 2 10lb Parrot Rifles
0 Killed
18 Wounded
2 Missing

Artillery Battalion, Heth's Division

Donaldsonville (Louisiana) Artillery
114 men
2 3-inch Ordnance Rifles, 1 10lb Parrot Rifle
0 Killed
2 Wounded
4 Missing

Norfolk "Huger's" (Virginia) Battery
77 men
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 1 3-inch Ordnance Rifle, 1 10lb Parrot Rifle
Casualties not reported

Pittsylvania (Virginia) Artillery
90 men
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 3-inch Ordnance Rifles
Casualties not reported

Norfolk (Virginia) Light Artillery Blues
106 men
2 3-inch Ordnance Rifles, 2 12lb Howitzers
0 Killed
1 Wounded
1 Missing

Artillery Battalion, Pender's Division

Albemarle "Everett" (Virginia) Artillery
94 men
2 3-inch Ordnance Rifles, 1 10lb Parrot Rifle, 1 12lb Howitzer
0 Killed
12 Wounded
1 Captured

1st North Carolina "Charlotte" Artillery, Battery "C"
125 men
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 12lb Howitzers
0 Killed
0 Wounded
5 Missing

Madison (Mississippi) Light Artillery
91 men
3 12lb Napoleon guns, 1 12lb Howitzer
Casualties not reported

Warrenton (Virginia) Artillery
58 men
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 12lb Howitzers
1 Killed
2 Wounded
2 Missing

Third Corps Artillery Reserve

McIntosh's Battalion

Danville (Virginia) Artillery
114 men
4 12lb Napoleon guns,
0 Killed
1 Wounded
1 Missing

Hardaway (Alabama) Artillery
71 men
2 3-inch Ordnance Rifles, 2 Whitworth Rifles
0 Killed
4 Wounded
4 Missing

2nd Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery
67 men
4 3-inch Ordnance Rifles
3 Killed
7 Wounded
0 Missing

Richmond "Johnson's" (Virginia) Artillery
96 men
2 3-inch Ordnance Rifles, 2 12lb Napoleon guns
5 Killed
1 Wounded
4 Missing

Pegram's Battalion

Richmond "Crenshaw's" (Virginia) Battery
76 men
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 12lb Howitzers
1 Killed
14 Wounded
0 Missing

Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery
71 men
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 10lb Parrot Rifles
2 Killed
0 Wounded
0 Missing

Richmond "Letcher" (Virginia) Artillery
65 men
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2, 10lb Parrot Rifles
3 Killed
11 Wounded
3 Missing

Pee Dee (South Carolina) Artillery
65 men
4 3-inch Ordnance Rifles
1 Killed
NR Wounded
NR Missing

Richmond "Purcell" (Virginia) Artillery
89 men
4 12lb Napoleon guns
1 Killed
5 Wounded
0 Missing

Stuart's Horse Artillery

1st Stuart (Virginia) Horse Artillery
106 men
4 3-inch Ordnance Rifles
6 Killed
8 Wounded
0 Missing

Ashby (Virginia) Horse Artillery
93 men
1 3-inch Ordnance Rifle, 1 12lb Howitzer
0 Killed
0 Wounded
1 Missing

2nd Maryland "Baltimore" Battery
106 men
4 10lb Parrot Rifles
Casualties not reported

Washington (South Carolina) Horse Artillery
107 men
3 Blakely Rifles
1 Killed
0 Wounded
0 Missing

2nd Stuart (Virginia) Horse Artillery
106 men
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 3-inch Ordnance Rifles
4 Killed
7 Wounded
0 Missing


Will MacDonald

[RJSamp]

Weren't there a couple of CSA 6lb batteries.....they were going to be brought up to assist Pickett on the 3rd for close support?

[mississippian]

RJ,

I believe those were supposed to be 12lb Howitzers, not 6lb field guns, the ANV only had one 6lb'er left, and it was in a NC battery over on the Confederate far right. Now out west there were plenty of 6lb'ers left.

Will MacDonald

[RJSamp]

OK I'll reread the sources and identify the batteries in question, I did see the ONE (1) 6lb-er in the list.....

Great stuff, thanks for posting!