Led by Lieutenant William Wheeler, the battery entered the Battle of Gettysburg with 118 men and four 3-inch Ordnance Rifles. On July 1, it was positioned north of town before retreating to Cemetery Hill, with eight wounded and three missing.
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- 13th New York Independent Battery – The Battle of Gettysburg
- 13th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery “Wheeler’s Battery” Monument – Traces of war
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