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Big Guns at Gettysburg - An Collection of the Arti

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The Army of the Potomac brought a total of 360 guns into Pennsylvania during the Gettysburg Campaign. Henry Hunt was the Chief of Artillery for the Union. While the artillery chiefs maintained control of the reserve batteries, most of the tactical control of the artillery took place at the corps and division levels, causing an estimated maximum of 10% of the total battle casualties in the Civil War. The purpose of the artillery is not to inflict mayhem, but rather to cause confusion and shock. It is designed to break up formations and to give the enemy officers and troops question about their ability to take a position successfully. This is a collection of 19 pieces, signed documents, signed CDVs and CDVs of artillerist who served the Union at the Battle of Gettysburg. Signed on reverse, CDV, J(ames) Thompson, Capt(ain), C PA L(igh)t Ar(tiller)y, Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA, ... plus, Brady CDV, Samuel Peeples, US Army 5th Light Artillery, 1st Lieut 7/3/1863 by Brevet (Gettysburg, PA) ... plus, Signed CDV, "A(ugustus) P(earl) Martin, Capt. 3rd Mass Battery," Wounded 5/8/1864 Laurel Hill, VA. ...plus, CDV, John Gardner Hazard, RI 1st Light Artillery, 2nd Army Corps Chief Of Artillery Gettysburg ... plus, Signed on reverse, CDV, "Yours Truly, F(rederick) M. Edgell, Capt. 1st NH Battery," ... plus, Document Signed, "E.M. Edgell, Capt. Cmdg Brigade," Head Quarters Army of the Potomac, June 11, 1863, concerning military instructions from major General Hooker, ... plus, Document Signed, "E.M. Edgell, Capt. Cmdg Brigade,"on preprinted "light Battery A, First New-Hampshire Artillery" stationary. ... plus, Document Signed, requisition form, "Lieut.A(ugustine) N. Parsons," NJ 1st Light Artillery. ... plus, Document Signed, "E(lijah) D. Taft, Capt. 5th Lt Art. Battery" ... Document Signed, "Jn. Roder, major USA, Post Adjutant," on post war order. (The first US artillery round at Gettysburg was loosed by a three-inch ordnance rifle belonging to Lt John Haskell, Calef's Battery A, 2nd US Artillery, its lanyard yanked by Lt John W Roder.) ... plus, CDV, James H. Cooper, PA Batty B 1st Light Artillery ... plus, Document Signed, "J(ames) H. Cooper, Capt. 1st Penn Artillery," discharge form ... plus, mounted albumen photograph of Gettysburg monument for 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery ... plus, Document Signed, "Patrick Hart, Captain Cmd’g Battery," November 3rd, 1863 to Governor Seymour recommending promotion. Hart served the NY 15th Light Artillery. ... plus, Document Signed, "T(homas) W(ard) Osborn, Major 1st NY Light Artillery," muster roll. ... plus, Document Signed "Edwin B. Dow," requisition form. Dow served the ME 6th Light Artillery. ... plus, Document Signed "Jas Brady, Major & Cheif of Artillery 3rd Div," on circular, March 26, 1863. Brady served the Pennsylvania 1st Light Artillery. ... plus, Document Signed "Jas Brady, Major & Cheif of Artillery 3rd Div," on Special Orders, January 13, 1863. ... plus, Document Signed "J(ohn) A. Tompkins, Major Cmd’g Vol. Div. Artly Reserve," May 16, 1863, Special Orders No. 2 appointing inspectors.

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