* General Alexander Webb
Posted to the Project on 02 Jun 07
About the General: Brig. Gen. Alexander S. Webb, commanding the Philadelphia Brigade (2nd Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade). He was wounded at Gettysburg. Monument was erected by his home state of New York.
Location: Hancock Avenue. 39° 48.777′ N, 77° 14.122′ W. Near the Angle.
Commanded: 2nd Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade
Monument Specifications: A standing portrait of General Webb with his proper left hand resting at his hip and his proper right hand holding a sword. The sculpture is installed atop a square base adorned on the front with an inscription plaque that details the general’s accomplishments.
Dedication Date: Oct. 12, 1915.
Sculptor/Artist/Company: Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor.
Other Monuments and Memorials: None.
Brief Bio: Alexander Stewart Webb (February 15, 1835 – February 12, 1911) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War who won the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, he was president of the City College of New York for thirty-three years. USMA 1855.
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