Battery M, 4th U. S. Artillery Plaque - Chickamauga National Military Park - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This plaque describes the actions of Battery M, 4th U. S. Artillery during the Battle of Chickamauga fought September 19–20, 1863. Battery M was commanded by 1st Lieut. Francis L. D. Russell and consisted of the 4 Napoleons and, 2 24 pound Howitzers. The plaque is blue indicating that was a Union battery. The plaque describes the action on the afternoon of September 19, 1863.



The plaque reads:

Battery M, 4th U. S. Artillery.
4 Napoleons, 2 24 PDR. Howitzers.
Grose’s Brigade, Palmer’s Division, Crittenden’s Corps.
September 19, 1863
1st Lieut. Francis L. D. Russell, Commanding.
2D Lieut. John G. Butler.

At 11 o’clock A.M. the battery moved from its position near Lee and Gordon’s Mill, joined Grose’s brigade at Poe’s about noon, and immediately advanced into action in rear of the brigade which was in double line. After marching several hundred yards Col. Grose ordered the battery into position on the crest of the ridge southeast of this position. Immediately on coming into battery, the brigade was attacked and the guns were ordered to be fired down the hill over the heads of the infantry. The enemy finally withdrew and the firing ceased for some time. About 3 o’clock the enemy moved up a second time in heavy force. At this period they could be seen distinctly, and loading with canister the battery fired as rapidly as possible.

The attack was too heavy to be resisted in the infantry falling back, the battery lumbered up and retired to this position forming on right of Cushing’s battery. The enemy continued to advance, the batteries of this line from some and twenty guns opened with canister and speedily repulsed him. The battery bivouacked with the brigade in the Kelly Field.

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