With introduction by Elliott W Hoffman. The Ninth Massachussetts Battery, also known as Bigelow's Battery, earned a place in history on the afternoon of July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg when it fought a crucial delaying action against the Confederate infantry onslaught at the Peach Orchard and the Trostle Farm. Read the history of this battery as it fought with the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg and Petersburg.