The Indiana State Monument

All of the Confederate states present at Gettysburg have state memorials. A few of the Federal states have them as well, including Indiana.

Located in Spangler’s Meadow near where the 27th Indiana charged and suffered tremendous casualties in the battle of Culp’s Hill, the Indiana State Memorial was dedicated on July 1, 1971.

The monument consists of two ten foot phyl0ns that rise up between a die. The terrace, walkway, and the benches were constructed of Indiana bedford limestone. It was designed by Al Yeager.

Originally, the state of Indiana had appropriated $3,000 towards construction of regimental monuments at Gettysburg. This allowed most regiments to only raise simple markers. Over the years, many Hoosiers expressed dismay at their state’s monuments on the battlefield.

This led to the formation of a monument comission in 1968.

The company chose a design submitted by a Gettysburg memorial company and the monument was erected in the Spangler Meadow in the fall of 1870. The memorial cost $17,000.00 and weighs in at 28,000 pounds.

The image to the left shows a close up of the die and lettering on the Indiana State Monument.

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