Lt. McQueen's bronze 12 pound field howitzer was one of five Confederate cannon that went forward in support of Pickett's Charge.
His was one of the two Confederate States of America Artillery Officers that put into place two Quaker Cannon and two 12-pounders for the defense of the Battle of Dingle's Mill.
He was home at the time, recovering from a serious wound in the side from the Battle of Darbytown Road, near Richmond, Virginia, on October 7, 1864.
Young men and their teacher from the local Military School participated, but Lt McQueen was killed by cannon fire during the Battle of Dingle's Mill, as well, with a shot to the shoulder.
None of the people in the battle or in town were aware that the Official Surrender of the Confederate Forces had occurred in Virginia that very morning.