Union Battery No. 4

Union Battery No. 4, commanded by Captain Benjamin S. Harrower of the 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment, contained a 30-pounder Parrott rifle aimed at Bennett's Redoubt. This cannon had a range of up to 6,700 yards, or 4 miles. Federal infantrymen acted as support troops for this and other siege batteries. Private George Coleman of Company B, 161st New York Infantry Regiment, wrote, ".. I am still with Rochester battery and think so far I like artillery service better than the infantry... Captain Harrower shows himself to be a brave and prudent commander."

Louisiana · United States