Batteries B & L, Second U.S. Artillery

Batteries B and L, Second U.S. Artillery, part of the Army of the Potomac's Cavalry Corps, First Brigade Horse Artillery, with six 3 inch rifles under Lieut. Edward Heaton, arrived at 5.30 A.M. on July 2, remained in reserve during the day, and at night withdrew two miles on the Baltimore Pike. On July 3 the batteries advanced to their former position in the morning, were ordered to the Reserve Artillery and for a time exposed to a severe fire, and in the evening were withdrawn to the position of the previous night.

Pennsylvania · United States