* Maryland State Monument
Posted to the Project on 28 Jul 08
Location: Taneytown Road near the old Visitor Center.
Monument Specifications: Two figures of uniformed Civil War soldiers stand on a rectangular base. The figures lean on each other for support as they walk. They are both hatless, and appear to be walking from the field after a battle. A relief of a Maryland State Seal is affixed to the front of the base. The monument honors soldiers from Maryland who fought at Gettysburg on both the Union and Confederate sides.
Dedication Date: 1994. Dedicated Nov. 13, 1994.
Sculptor/Artist/Company: Ludtke, Lawrence Monroe, 1929- , sculptor.
Other Monuments and Memorials: None.
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