Bachman's German Artillery, Battle of Gettysburg Marker-- Part 1

From Waymarking.

This is one of 100 tablets marking positions of batteries and brigades around the Gettysburg battlefield.  It marks the position of the battery from July 2-4 and gives what the battery did during the battle.

It reads:

Army of Northern Virginia
Longstreet's Corps, Hood's Division
Henry's Battalion Bachman's Battery
The German Artillery

Four Napoleons

July 2  In reserve near here but not engaged

July 3   In position here and actively engaged in firing upon the Union lines within range.  At about 5 p,m. aided in repulsing cavalry under Brig. Gen. Farnsworth which had charged into the valley between this point and Round Top.

July 4   Occupied position near by and west of this until 6 p.m.  Then withdrew from the field.

--Old Secesh