* Brig. Gen. John Geary
Posted to the Project on 29 Aug 07
Location: Intersection of North Slocum Avenue, Williams Avenue, and Geary Avenue, Culp’s Hill near the Saddle.
Commanded: 2nd Division, Twelfth Corps
Monument Specifications: A standing portrait of General Geary resting his proper left hand on his sword. The sculpture rests on a rough granite base adorned with an inscription plaque on the front on a bronze tablet bearing the Pennsylvania state seal on the back. The monument is one of several that the Pennsylvania State Assembly appropriated money for on July 24, 1913. The memorial cost $6,666.00.
Dedication Date: Erected 1915. Formally dedicated on August 6, 2007.
Sculptor/Artist/Company: Schweizer, J. Otto, 1863-1955, sculptor.
Other Monuments and Memorials: None.
Brief Bio: John White Geary (December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873) was an American lawyer, politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, California, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania.
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I was sort of wondering if they gave it a good cleaning before the ceremony – I stopped by it on August 4th to show my kids and for some reason it never seemed to stand out like it did that day. It was almost as if it were new.
Interesting side note: Geary’s son, Edward, was a Lieutenant in Knap’s Independent Battery (their monument is at the top of the hll near the tower). Edward was killed in action at Wauhatchie, TN in a rare night battle in October 1863.