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I
suffer from a rare (though apparently not so rare among Civil War buffs)
condition known as artillery withdrawal. Here’s some photos to cheer me (and
hopefully you) up! These particular pieces are from Wheeler’s New York battery
along Howard Avenue. The cannon tubes were manufactured by Phoenix Iron Co. On
the top photo you can see the monument to Wheeler’s Battery, the 13th New York
Independent Battery, and on the bottom, part of Oak Ridge and Oak Hill.
Wheeler’s artillery would have been dueling with Page’s Battery which was
positioned down over the slope of Oak Hill, as well as blowing holes through
the lines of Confederate infantry.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. PHILONAS KINSMAN
Co. K, 7th Wisconsin
Infantry
Born July 07, 1812 ---
Died July 26, 1863
Despite being over the age considered ideal for enlistment, Pvt.
Kinsman joined the Union cause in August 1861 and fought bravely for nearly two
years. He left behind a wife, Adeline, two grown children (Henry, age 21, and
Sarah, age 18) as well as two minor children, Rosina (age 13) and a daughter
whose name I do not know (age 9). He and his wife also lost two children in
infancy. Pvt. Kinsman was wounded on the first day of battle and lingered for
nearly a month. He was later buried at Gettysburg National Cemetery.
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