Poague's Howitzers

In the Army of Northern Virginia's Hill's Corps, Pender's Division, the howitzers in the nearby lunettes belonged to the batteries of Poague's Battalion: one to Ward's, two to Brooke's, one to Wyatt's, and one to Graham's. On July 2 they were detached and kept under shelter from Union artillery fire that they could not return because of their short range. On July 3, the lunettes were constructed in the morning and the howitzers were placed in them to meet a possible advance of Union forces, but because no such advance occurred they took no active part in the battle. At dusk on July 4, they withdrew from the field with their battalion and began the march to Hagerstown.

Freedom Township, Pennsylvania · United States