Brown’s (Wise), Virginia Battery

Brown’s battery occupied four different positions on this end of the battlefield, showing the mobility of field artillery. The battery began the day on the high ground to the west, then around noon moved past this position to the ridge line in front. As the Union Ninth Corps took the Burnside Bridge, the guns moved back here, where Brown dueled with Union artillery and fired on Burnside’s men as they advanced to within 100 yards of the guns. Capt. Brown was severely wounded in the foot, and the guns withdrew to their original position from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Shepherdstown, Maryland · United States