Draw the Sword

Location: Stevens Knoll

Commanded: Twelfth Corps of the Army of the Potomac.

Monument Specifications: An equestrian portrait of General Slocum standing on the knoll where he directed the movements of his soldiers in the XII Corps. The general is depicted holding his hat in his proper right hand and holding the horse’s reins in his proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base adorned with two bronze inscription plaques. The granite base was designed by A. J. Zabriskie and was constructed Tayntor & Company. The base consists of Gettysburg granite.

Dedication Date: Sept. 19, 1902.

Sculptor/Artist/Company: Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor. Zabriskie, A. J., designer.

Other Monuments and Memorials: None.

Brief Bio: Maj. Gen. Henry Warner Slocum (September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major generals in the Army and fought numerous major battles in the Eastern Theater and in Georgia and the Carolinas. Controversy arose from his conduct at the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was accused of indecision and a dilatory advance to the battlefield, earning him the derogatory nickname “Slow Come”.

Supplemental Materials: After Action Report of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum (will open a pop up window).