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Brooke's (Virginia) Battery
Army CSA
Corps 3
Division 3
Brigade Artillery
Commander Capt. James V. Brooke
Location West Confedeate Avenue, south of McMillan Woods
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
HILL'S CORPS PENDER'S DIVISION
POAGUE'S BATTALION BROOKE'S BATTERY
Two Napoleons Two 12 Pounder Howitzers

July 2. Late in the evening the Napoleons were placed in position about 400 yards eastward from this point.

July 3. The Napoleons participated actively in all the operations of the artillery during the day including the cannonade preceding Longstreet's assault withdrawing afterward to a position near here. The Howitzers were kept in the rear and took no part in the battle but were held in readiness to resist any advance of the Union forces.

July 4. In the evening about dusk began the march to Hagerstown.

Losses not reported in detail.


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