Brown's Battery - Latimer's Battalion

Brown's Battery of Latimer's Battalion, Chesapeake Maryland Artillery, armed with four 10-pounder Parrotts in the Army of Northern Virginia's Ewell's Corps, Johnson's Division, took position here about 4 p.m. on July 2 and fought for over two hours in a severe conflict with Union batteries on East Cemetery Hill and Stevens Knoll. After Capt. Brown was severely wounded, one gun was disabled, and ammunition was almost exhausted, the battery was withdrawn by order of Gen. Johnson. On July 3 it remained in reserve and was not engaged, and on July 4 it withdrew from the field with the battalion. Its losses were 4 killed, 12 wounded, and 9 horses killed.

Pennsylvania · United States