Draw the Sword

Location: Emmitsburg Road. 39° 48.49′ N, 77° 14.633′ W

Commanded: 2nd Division of the 3rd Corps

Monument Specifications: A portrait of General Humphreys striding forward from the Division Line that extended along the Emmitsburg Road on July 2, 1863. His proper left hand rests on a sword that hangs on his proper left side. The sculpture rests on top of a rough granite base adorned with an inscription plaque on the front and 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. Humphreys was a native of Philadelphia.

Dedication Date: Installed before July 1, 1919.

Sculptor/Artist/Company: Schweizer, J. Otto, 1863-1955, sculptor.

Main Inscription ANDREW ATKINSON HUMPHREYS/CADET U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY JULY 1 1827 BREVET/SECOND LIEUTENANT 2D U.S. ARTILLERY JULY 1 1831/SECOND LIEUTENANT JULY 1 1831 FIRST LIEUTENANT/AUGUST 16 1836 RESIGNED SEPTEMBER 30 1836/FIRST LIEUTENANT TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS U.S./ARMY JULY 7 838 CAPTAIN MAY 31 1848 MAJOR AUGUST/6 1861 LIEUT. COLONEL OF ENGINEERS MARCH 3 1863/BRIG. GENERAL/AND CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY/AUGUST 8 1866 RETIRED JUNE 30 1879/COLONEL AND ADDITIONAL AID-DE-CAMP U.S./VOLUNTEERS MARCH 5 1862 BRIG. GENERAL APRIL/28 1862 MAJOR GENERAL JULY 8 1863 HONORABLY MUSTERED OUT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE SEPT. 1 1866 BREVETED COLONEL U.S. ARMY DECEMBER 13 1862 “FOR/GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE AT THE BATTLE OF/GETTYSBURG PA.” MAJOR GENERAL MARCH 13 1865 “FOR GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE AT THE BATTLE/OF SAILORS CREEK VA.”/BORN NOVEMBER 2 1810 AT PHILADELPHIA PA./DIED DECEMBER 27 1883 AT WASHINGTON D.C.

Other Monuments and Memorials: None.

Brief Bio: Andrew Atkinson Humphreys (November 2, 1810 – December 27, 1883), was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and a Union General in the American Civil War. He served in senior positions in the Army of the Potomac, including division command, chief of staff, and corps command, and was Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army.