Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 Three Mattesons and the Gettysburg Gun.

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Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 Three Mattesons and the Gettysburg Gun

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 Available on Google Books

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 Battery B, 1 st Regiment, RI Light Artillery Mustered on August 13, 1861 at about 3:30 pm

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 William F. Matteson Part of the original Muster of August 13, 1861 Taken prisoner at the battle of Ball’s Bluff on October 21, 1861 Also known as “Harrison’s Island” and “Leesburg” Not present at the Battle of Gettysburg

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 Benjamin F. Matteson Part of the original Muster of August 13, 1861 Wounded at the battle of Ball’s Bluff on October 21, 1861 Taken to hospital in Maryland Not present at the Battle of Gettysburg Listed as a “tinner” in Sherburne, VT business directory.

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 Map of the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Oct. 21, 1861 Here they are! Two guns One gun

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 George R. Matteson Part of the original Muster of August 13, 1861 Wounded at the battle of Ball’s Bluff on October 21, 1861 Taken to hospital in Maryland

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 Promoted from Private to Corporal on September 7, 1862 Served at the Battle of Antietam (Maryland) September 17, 1862 Wounded again at the Battle of Gettysburg July 3, 1863 Mustered out as a Private August 12, 1864 having served his three years commitment George R. Matteson

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 One of six brass field light twelve-pounder “Napoleons” of the Battery B First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery At the battle of Gettysburg: “the gun and gun carriage had been struck three times with shell, and also showed thirty-nine bullet marks” – Sgt. John H. Rhodes The Gettysburg Gun

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 The Gettysburg Gun Displayed in Washington until 1874 as a “Curiosity of War” Returned to the Benefit St. armory in Providence in Displayed outside the RI statehouse from

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 The Gettysburg Gun In 1962 it was conjectured that the gun may still have its powder An affidavit from George R. Matteson, taken in 1908, proved that the gun was still loaded. Two pounds of black powder, still explosive, was removed.

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 Now on permanent display at the Rhode Island Statehouse The Gettysburg Gun

Matteson Historical Congress of America 70 th Annual Reunion Warwick, RI August 6-8, 2010 From the George E. Matteson collection George R. Matteson