Battery F, 1st Ohio Volunteer Artillery, commanded by Lt. Norrel Osburn, included four James Rifles and two 12 pdr. howitzers. Along with Capt. Jerome B. Cox's 10th Indiana Battery, which had four 10 pdr. Parrotts and two 12 pdr. howitzers and was located across the railroad tracks to the north, it held its ground and helped Col. Hazen maintain his position during the crucial afternoon of December 31, 1862. The excellence of Union artillery saved the day for the Union army by protecting the vital supply line on the Nashville Pike.