* Gregg Cavalry Shaft
Posted to the Project on 09 May 08
Cavalry Field Monument
Location: East Cavalry Battlefield, Gregg Avenue.
Monument Specifications: Four-sided obelisk stands on a square pedestal and tiered base. Midway up the shaft on each side of relief images of crossed cannons, flags of carbines. The obelisk is topped by a sphere. Brevet. Lt. Col. William Brooke-Rawle delivered the historical address at the dedication. The monument consists of light gray New Hampshire granite. It stands at the location where the 1st Michigan of Custer’s brigade clashed with Stuart’s charging troopers.
Dedication Date: Oct. 15, 1884.
Sculptor/Artist/Company: Eisenbrown, designer. Eagle Granite Works, fabricator.
Other Monuments and Memorials: None.
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