2nd Illinois Light Artillery, Battery A

2nd IL Light Artillery, Battery A Monument

NPS / P. Winfrey

Monument and iron tablet located on Union Avenue 50 yards south of the railroad bridge. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. Eugene A. Carr's 14th Division, Maj. Gen'l's John A. McClernand (relieved 6/19/63) and Edward O.C. Ord's XIII Army Corps and was commanded by Lt. Jacob C. Hansel, Lt. Frank B. Fenton and Capt. Peter Davidson.

 

Monument Inscription (Alt-Text)

BATTERY A,
2d LIGHT ARTILLERY
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LIEUT. JACOB C. HANSEL;
LIEUT. FRANK B. FENTON;
CAPT. PETER DAVIDSON.
14th Div., 13th Corps.
CASUALTIES:
Port Gibson, May 1, 1863, Killed 1.
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ILLINOIS

 

Unit position tablet

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