Fall Sunday Afternoon Program – September 14, 2025

In the Eye of the Storm: The Union II Corps Artillery on Cemetery Ridge

LBG Billy Griffiths

Captain John Hazard’s II Corp Artillery Brigade found itself caught in the bloody maelstrom that engulfed Cemetery Ridge for two days at Gettysburg. Heavily pressed, and heavily battered, the trefoil gunners fought with a steadfast resolve, suffering 28 men killed, 119 wounded, and three missing during the battle. Learn the history of Arnold’s, Brown’s, Cushing’s, Rorty’s. and Woodruff’s batteries, and of their sacrifices made to achieve ultimate victory on the battlefield

Meeting place: The battle walk will begin on Hancock Avenue at the Battery B, 1 st New York Artillery (Rorty) monument, and will end at the Battery I, 1 st U.S. Artillery (Woodruff) tablet.

Acknowledgement of Risks