About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1914.

What is it made out of? Bronze.

What size is it? Bronze plaque affixed to front of church.

Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

What does it honor? Denotes the location of the field hospitals of the Cavalry Corps for the Union Army of the Potomac.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FIELD HOSPITALS
CAVALRY CORPS

The hospitals of the First Division Cavalry Corps were located June 30th in this church and other nearby buildings and fell into the hands of the Confederates on the evening of July 1st. The wounded of the cavalry commands were later cared for here and in the hospitals of the infantry divisions.

Medical Director Cavalry Corps Surgeon Geo. L. Pancoast U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon Abner Hard 8th Illinois Cavalry
2nd Division Surgeon W.W. Phillips 1st N.J. Cavalry
3rd Division Surgeon Henry Capehart 1st West Virginia Cavalry Medical Officer in charge of the corps hospitals Surgeon W.H. Rulison 9th New York Cavalry

When was this photograph taken? September 21, 2009.

Medical Director: Surgeon George Laurie Pancoast (d. 1868). Pennsylvanian.

Where is it located? The Cavalry Corps hospital marker is located in front of the Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg. The Church still stands at the corner of Baltimore Street and High Street. Placed near actual sites of the Cavalry Corps Field Hospitals. Hospital was established June 30 in Presbyterian church and other nearby buildings in Gettysburg. Marker located on entrance wall of Presbyterian Church.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? Originally, this plaque was mounted on a granite monument as the other eight field hospitals. The church is not the original. The monument was altered in approximately 1955.

There are nine tablets (June 29, June 30, July 1, July 2, July 3, July 4, July 5, July 6, and July 7) that describe the movements of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: June 29, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

Headquarters of the Army moved from Frederick to Middleburg. First and Eleventh Corps marched from Frederick to Emmitsburg. Second Corps from Monocacy Junction via Liberty and Johnsville to Uniontown. Third Corps from near Woodsborough to Taneytown. Fifth Corps from Ballinger’s Creek via Frederick and Mount Pleasant to Liberty. Sixth Corps from Hyattstown via New Market and Ridgeville to New Windsor. Twelfth Corps from Frederick to Taneytown and Bruceville.

First and Second Brigade First Cavalry Division from Middletown via Boonsborough, Cavetown and Monterey Springs to near Fairfield. Reserve Cavalry Brigade of the First Division from Middletown to Mechanicstown. Second Cavalry Division from New Market and Ridgeville to New Windsor. Third Cavalry Division from Frederick to Littlestown and the Artillery Reserve from Frederick to Bruceville.

Skirmishes at Muddy Branch, Westminster Md, McConnellsburg and near Oyster Point Pa.

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: June 30, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

Headquarters of the Army moved from Middleburg to Taneytown. First Corps marched from Emmitsburg to Marsh Creek. Third Corps from Taneytown to Bridgeport. Fifth Corps from Liberty via Johnsville, Union Bridge and Union to Union Milles. Sixth Corps from New Windsor to Manchester. Twelfth Corps from Taneytown and Bruceville to Littlestown. First and Second Brigades First Cavalry Division from near Fairfield via Emmitsburg to Gettysburg. Second Cavalry Division from New Windsor to Westminster and thence to Manchester. Third Cavalry Division from Littlestown to Hanover and the Artillery Reserve from Bruceville to Taneytown. Fight at Hanover Pennsylvania. Skirmishes at Westminster Md., Fairfield and Sporting Hill near Harrisburg Pennsylvania.

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: July 1, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

Headquarters of the Army at Taneytown. First Corps marched from Marsh Creek to Gettysburg. Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg. Second Corps from Uniontown via Taneytown to near Gettysburg. Third Corps from Bridgeport via Emmitsburg to the field of Gettysburg. Fifth Corps from Union Mills via Hanover and McSherrystown to Bonaughtown. Sixth Corps from Manchester en route to Gettysburg. Twelfth Corps from Littlestown via Two Taverns to the field of Gettysburg. Second Cavalry Division marched from Manchester to Hanover Junction whence the First and Third Brigades proceeded to Hanover while the Second Brigade returned to Manchester. Third Cavalry Division marhced from Hanover via Abbotsville to Berlin and the Artillery Reserve First Regular and Fourth Volunteer Brigades from Taneytown to near Gettysburg. The Vermont Brigade from the Defenses of Washington joined the First Corps on the field of Gettysburg.

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: July 2, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

Headquarters of the Army moved to Gettysburg. Second, Fifth and Sixth Corps, Lockwood’s Brigade from the Middle Department, First and Third Brigades Second Cavalry Division, Third Cavalry Division and the Artillery Reserve reached the field. First and Second Brigades First Cavalry Division marched from Gettysburg to Taneytown and Merritt’s Reserve Brigade of First Division from Mechanicsburg to Emmitsburg.

Battle of Gettysburg (Second Day)
Skirmishes at Hunterstown and near Chambersburg Penna.

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: July 3, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

First and Second Brigades First Cavalry Division marched from Taneytown to Westminster. The Reserve Brigade First Cavalry Division from Emmitsburg to the field of Gettysburg and the Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Manchester to Westminster.

Battle of Gettysburg (Third Day)

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: July 4, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

First and Second Brigades First Cavalry Division marched from Westminster. The Reserve Brigade First Cavalry Division from Gettysburg en route to Frederick. Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Westminster via Emmitsburg to Monterey. The Third Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Gettysburg to Hunterstown and the Third Cavalry Division from Gettysburg via Emmitsburg to Monterey.

Fight at Monterey Gap Pennsylvania.
Skirmishes at Fairfield Gap Pennsylvania and near Emmitsburg Md.

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: July 5, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

Second Corps marched from Gettysburg to Two Taverns. Fifth Corps to Marsh Creek. Sixth Corps to Fairfield. Eleventh to Rock Creek. Twelfth Corps to Littlsetown. First Brigade Second Cavalry Division to Emmitsburg and the Artillery Reserve to Littlestown. First Cavalry Division reached Frederick. The Third Brigade Second Cavalry Division marched from Hunterstown to Greenwood. Third Cavalry Division and Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division marched from Monterey via Smithburg to Boonsborough.

Skirmishes near Smithsburg Md. Green Oak, Mercersburg, Fairfield, Greencastle, Cunningham’s Cross-Roads and Stevens’ Furnace, Penna.

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: July 6, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

First Corps marched from Gettysburg to Emmitsburg. Fifth Corps from Marsh Creek to Moritz’s Cross-Roads. Sixth Corps from Fairfield to Emmitsburg except the Third Brigade Second Division which in conjunction with the First Brigade Second Cavalry Division was left at Fairfield to pursue the Confederates. Eleventh Corps from Rock Creek to Emmitsburg. First Cavalry Division from Frederick to Williamsport and thence to Jones’s Cross-Roads. Third Cavalry Division and Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Boonsborough via Hagerstown and Williamsport to Jones’s Cross-Roads the First Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Emmitsburg to Fairfield and the Third Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Greenwood to Marion. Fight at Hagerstown and Williamsport Md.

Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet: July 7, 1863

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Monument Specifications: One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Dedication Date: ca. 1901.

Main Inscription: It is inscribed,

Headquarters of the Army moved from Gettysburg to Frederick. First Corps marched from Emmitsburg to Hamburg. Second Corps from Two Taverns to Taneytown. Third Corps from Gettysburg via Emmitsburg to Mechanicstown. Fifth Corps from Moritz’s Cross-Roads via Emmitsburg to Utica. Sixth Corps from Emmitsburg to Mountain Pass. Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Middletown. Twelfth Corps from Littlestown to Walkersville and the Artillery Reserve from Littlestown to Woodsborough. First and Third Cavalry Divisions and Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division marched from Jones’s Cross-Roads to Boonsborough. The Third Brigade Second Cavalry Division marching en route from Chambersburg to Middletown. The First Brigade Second Cavalry Division and the Third Brigade Second Division Sixth Corps marched from Fairfield to Waynesborough.

Von Steinwehr’s Division served as a member of the Eleventh Corps in the Army of the Potomac.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Erected circa 1910.

What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Granite. Plaque: Bronze.

What size is it? Seven foot tall monolith.

Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Erected by the United States War Department.

What does it depict? Monuments are rough-hewn monoliths, 4’2?x2?x7?H, consisting of Winnsboro, South Carolina granite. Bronze inscription tablet, 3’8?x3’6-3/4?, is affixed to the polished face of the monolith. Corps insignia, a bronze Crescent Moon, is excised & polished at top of tablet.

What does it honor? One of 22 Union division monuments that describe the movements and itinerary of each division of the Army of the Potomac. Designed by E. B. Cope.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
ELEVENTH CORPS
SECOND DIVISION
Brig. General Adolph Von Steinwehr

First Brigade Col. Charles R. Coster

Second Brigade Col. Orland Smith

July 1. Arrived about 2 P. M. and went into position on Cemetery Hill supporting Battery I First New York Artillery and covered the commanding position there skirmishers taking possession of a church and near by house to prevent occupancy by Confederate sharpshooters. The First and Third Divisions having advanced in a line extending from Rock Creek to Mummasburg Road to connect with right of First Corps became hotly engaged with Hoke’s and Hays’s Brigades. Early’s Division moved toward town in rear of the Union right and the First Brigade was sent to hold them. The Brigade retreated through town and joined the Second Brigade about 4.30 P. M.

July 2. Heavy artillery firing from 4 to 6 P. M. Between 8 and 9 P. M. the Division was attacked by Hays’s Louisiana Brigade which penetrated to Battery I First New York Light Artillery and was repulsed with great loss.

July 3. Not engaged but subject to the fire of sharpshooters and artillery.

Casualties Killed 3 Officers 104 Men Wounded 14 Officers 493 Men Captured or Missing 14 Officers 318 Men Total 946

When was this photograph taken? September 25, 2010.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on East side of Baltimore Pike at East Cemetery Hill.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Yes, included on the extended tour route that includes East Cemetery Hill.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

Commander: Brig. Gen. Baron Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr (September 25, 1822 – February 25, 1877) was a German-Brunswick army officer who emigrated to the United States, became a geographer, cartographer, and author, and served as a Union general in the American Civil War. More about this officer.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Brig. Gen. Adolph von Steinwehr (will open a pop up window).

The 1st Corps, Artillery Brigade was also known as Wainwright’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Wainwright’s Brigade of the First Corps, Army of the Potomac.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Completed between 1911 and 1912.

What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Sea Green Granite. Plaque: Bronze.

What size is it? Each brigade monument stands 5’4″ high and weigh 3,500 pounds.

Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts

What does it depict? Pedestals: Monolith consisting of polished smooth sea-green granite pedestal with a square 36′ by 36′ base. Base tapers to a smaller dimension at the tablet. On each pedestal is mounted a bronze inscription tablet measuring 4’0′ x 3’8” with rounded corners weighing 300 pounds.

What does it honor? One of 74 brigade monuments erected at Gettysburg by the United States War Department to describe the movements and itinerary of each Union brigade of the Army of the Potomac. Monuments were designed by E.B. Cope.

How is it inscribed? Reads,

: ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
FIRST CORPS
ARTILLERY BRIGADE
Col. Charles S. Wainwright
Maine 2D Battery B Six 3 Inch Rifles
Capt. James A. Hall
Maine 5th Battery E Six 12 Pounders
Capt. Greenleaf T. Stevens Lieut. Edward N. Whittier
1st New York Battery L Four 3 Inch Rifles
Capt. Gilbert Reynolds Lieut. George Breck
1st Penna. Battery B Four 3 Inch Rifles
Capt. James H. Cooper
4th U. S. Battery B Four 12 Pounders
Lieut. James Stewart

July 1. Arrived between 10 and 11 A. M. Battery B 2D Maine in advance relieved Battery A 2D U. S. on Chambersburg Pike and became hotly engaged with artillery in front and infantry on right but was compelled to retire from the ridge. About 2 P. M. the Confederates having opened with artillery from Oak Hill on right the batteries in advance were compelled to withdraw and take position on ridge in rear and on both sides of Reynolds Woods but again being flanked and enfiladed by Confederate infantry and artillery the Union forces were withdrawn to Seminary Ridge and at 4 P. M. retired through the town to Cemetery Hill. On reaching Cemetery Hill the artillery was immediately put into position for defence.

July 2. Not engaged until 4 P. M. when the Confederates opened on the position with four 20 Pounders and six 10 Pounder Perrotts but were compelled to withdraw. Battery B 1st Penna. relieved by Batteries F and C 1st Penna. At dusk the position on East Cemetery Hill was attacked by Brig. Gen. Hays’s and Brig. Gen. Hoke’s Brigades.They fought through Battery I 1st New York into Batteries F and C 1st Penna. spiking one gun. The cannoniers stood to their guns and with handspikes rammers and stones and the aid of infantry that was hurried to the defence the attack was repulsed between 9 and 10 P. M.

July 3. No serious engagement.

Casualties Killed 9 Men Wounded 6 Officers 80 Men Captured or Missing 11 Men Total 106

When was this photograph taken? December 11, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Yes, included on the extended auto tour that includes Culp’s Hill.

Has this monument been moved or changed? Monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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Commander: Charles Shiels Wainwright (December 31, 1826 – September 13, 1907) was a produce farmer in the state of New York and an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He played an important role in the defense of Cemetery Hill during the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, where his artillery helped repel a Confederate attack. His extensive diary kept during the war is considered to be among the finest such documents from the Civil War period.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Col. Charles S. Wainwright (will open a pop up window).

The 2nd Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade was also known as Carroll’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Alexander Hays’ Division in the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Erected circa 1912.

What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Polished smooth sea-green granite. Plaque: Bronze.

What size is it? 36′ by 36′ base. Weight: 300 Pounds. Height 5’4″. Tablet measures 4 feet by 3 feet 8 inches.

Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Erected by the United States War Department.

What does it depict? Monolith consisting of polished smooth sea-green granite pedestal with a square base. Base tapers to a smaller dimension at the tablet. On each pedestal is mounted a bronze inscription tablet describing the movements and actions of the unit.

What does it honor? One of 74 Union brigade monuments erected at Gettysburg by the United States War Department to describe the movements and itinerary of each Union brigade of the Army of the Potomac. The monuments were designed by E.B. Cope. Many of the inscription tablets were made of bronze melted down from Civil War cannons.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
SECOND CORPS THIRD DIVISION
FIRST BRIGADE
Col. Samuel S. Carroll
14th Indiana 4th 8th Ohio
7th West Virginia Infantry

July 2. Took position in the morning on right of Corps on Cemetery Ridge between the Cemetery and Battery I 1 st U. S. in Ziegler’s Grove. In the afternoon the 8th Ohio was sent on the skirmish line and remained until the close of the battle. At 7 P. M. the remainder of the Brigade occupied the place on the left made vacant by the Third Brigade going to the support of Third Corps for a short time. At dark the Brigade went to relief of Eleventh Corps and was hotly engaged in support of Batteries on East Cemetery Hill until after 10 P. M.

July 3. Sharp skirmishing continued through the day the Brigade was subjected to an annoying sharpshooters fire from the houses in the town and a cross fire from artillery from the north east and west. The 8th Ohio assisted in the repulse of Longstreet’s assault. The Brigade captured 252 prisoners and 4 stand of colors.

Casualties Killed 3 Officers 35 Men Wounded 15 Officers 151 Men Captured or Missing 7 Men Total 211

When was this photograph taken? December 11, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located east side of Baltimore Pike at East Cemetery Hill.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Monument is included on the extended tour that includes Culp’s Hill and East Cemetery Hill.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

Commander: Colonel Samuel Spriggs “Red” Carroll (September 21, 1832 – January 28, 1893) was a career officer in the United States Army who rose to the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War. The Maryland native was most known for his service as the commander of the famed “Gibraltar Brigade,” an infantry brigade in the Army of the Potomac that played a key role during the defense of Cemetery Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg, as well as in repulsing a portion of Pickett’s Charge. More about this officer.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Col. Samuel S. Carroll (will open a pop up window).

The Third Volunteer Brigade was also known as Huntington’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of the Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Erected circa 1912.

What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Polished smooth sea-green granite. Plaque: Bronze.

What size is it? 36′ by 36′ base. Weight: 300 Pounds. Height 5’4″. Tablet measures 4 feet by 3 feet 8 inches.

Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Erected by the United States War Department.

What does it depict? Monolith consisting of polished smooth sea-green granite pedestal with a square base. Base tapers to a smaller dimension at the tablet. On each pedestal is mounted a bronze inscription tablet describing the movements and actions of the unit.

What does it honor? One of 74 Union brigade monuments erected at Gettysburg by the United States War Department to describe the movements and itinerary of each Union brigade of the Army of the Potomac. The monuments were designed by E.B. Cope. Many of the inscription tablets were made of bronze melted down from Civil War cannons.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
ARTILLERY RESERVE
THIRD VOLUNTEER BRIGADE
Capt. James F Huntington

1st New Hampshire Battery
Capt. Frederick M. Edgell

July 2 and 3. Engaged on Cemetery Hill.

1st Ohio Battery H
Lieut. George W. Norton

July 2 and 3. Engaged on Cemetery Hill.

1st Penna. Batteries F and G
Capt. R. Bruce Ricketts

July 2 and 3. Engaged on East Cemetery Hill.

West Virginia Battery C
Capt. Wallace Hill

July 2 and 3. Engaged on Cemetery Hill.

Casualties Killed 10 Men Wounded 1 Officer 23 Men Captured or Missing 3 Men Total 37

When was this photograph taken? February 23, 2012.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located in National Cemetery, along upper drive.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

Commander: Capt. James F. Huntington.

Masonic Memorial (Friend to Friend).

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Copyrighted 1993. Capstone laid Aug. 21, 1993.

What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 4 x 8 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 15 ft.

Who made it? Tunison, Ron, 1946- , sculptor. Tallix, founder. Erected by the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania.

What does it depict? A kneeling Union officer is tending to a wounded Confederate officer. The wounded figure is reclining against a knapsack. The sculpture stands on a rectangular base, which in turn, stands on a circular base. There are benches around the monument and steps on each side leading to a walkway which surrounds the piece of three sides. The whole is surrounded by a semi-circular wall with the names of 29 states incised on each panel.

What does it honor? The memorial depicts a kneeling Union officer — Henry Bingham of Hancock’s staff — tending to wounded Confederate General Lewis Armistead.

How is it inscribed? FRIEND TO FRIEND/A BROTHERHOOD UNDIVIDED.

When was this photograph taken? March 24, 2012.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Soldiers National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. It is in the Auxiliary section of the National Cemetery.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been materially altered or moved.

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Lincoln Gettysburg Address Memorial.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1904-1912. Dedicated Jan. 24, 1912. Rededicated Nov. 20, 1967.

What is it made out of? Granite and Bronze.

Who made it? Bush-Brown, Henry K., 1857-1935, sculptor. Van Amringe Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? A bronze bust of Lincoln rests on a granite pedestal in the center of a curved granite wall. Flanking the bust are two rectangular bronze plaques, one inscribed with the Gettysburg Address and one inscribed with the text of a letter to Lincoln. The memorial cost $5,000. It was designed by Louis Henrick. Disagreements over where to place the monument delayed the completion of the monument which was originally slated to be erected to commemorate the Gettysburg Address as part of the 1895 bill introduced by General Dan Sickles that created the Gettysburg National Military Park. Stars above the plaque symbolize the states which remained loyal to the Union. It has truncated obelisks flanking a central granite slab that back a bronze Lincoln bust mounted on a pedestal. The central slab and obelisks are joined by elliptical granite walls on which are mounted bronze tablets inscribed with the Gettysburg Address and David Wills’ invitation to Lincoln to attend the cemetery dedication. The flanking walls contain a frieze with a relief of five-pointed stars and battle-axes.

How is it inscribed? LINCOLN ADDRESS/MEMORIAL/THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES/LINCOLN’S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS,/NOVEMBER 19, 1863./THE ADDRESS WAS DELIVERED/ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM THIS SPOT/ALONG THE UPPER CEMETERY DRIVE./THE SITE IS NOW MARKED BY THE/SOLDIER’S NATIONAL MONUMENT/DEDICATED JAN. 24, 1912 – SCULPTOR, HENRY BUSH-BROWN.

When was this photograph taken? June 4, 2010. Monument faces mainly south.

Where is it located? National Cemetery. Located near the National Cemetery’s south entrance off of the Taneytown Road.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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Monument to the state of New York at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? July 2, 1893.

Who made it? Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor. Hallowell Granite Company, fabricator. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

What does it depict? This almost ninety-five-feet-high monument was designed as a classical triumphant column modeled after Trajan’s Column in Rome. The granite pedestal, shaft, and capital are mounted on an elevated base. The capital is surmounted by a sixteen-foot-tall bronze classical allegorical female figure. This figure, representing the state of New York, weeps as she places a wreath on the graves of fallen soldiers. Lower down on the shaft, a cast bronze eagle, mounted on the Seal of New York State, stands in front of a relief intended to represent the trophies of war. The base of the shaft is ornamented with a bronze trophy relief encircling the column. It is divided into four scenic bronze panels that depict the death of General John F. Reynolds, the wounding of Generals Winfield Scott Hancock and Daniel E. Sickles, and the Council of War called by General Henry W. Slocum. Vertical panels that detail the accoutrements of war separate these four panels. The square pedestal contains two Doric pilasters on each side. On the west, the pilasters frame a bronze Roll of Honor with a listing of New York’s dead officers. These pilasters support an architrave decorated with eleven bronze symbols of the New York State Corps that fought at Gettysburg. Above these symbols, an arched pediment frames the words “New York.” The female figure atop the monument, the bronze panels encircling the column, and the bronze trophy relief were designed and sculptured by Caspar Buberl.

What does it honor? Bronze plaques around the base list the names of every New York officer who fell at Gettysburg. The individual corps badges and the branches of service are also honored by bronze plaques. Around the thirty-three foot column is wrapped a bronze relief representing key moments in battle — the wounding of Sickles on July 2; the wounding of Hancock on July 3; Slocum’s council of War on Culp’s Hill on July 3; and finally the death of General Reynolds on the morning of July 1. It cost just over $59,000 and consists of Hallowell granite and bronze.

How is it inscribed? TO THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS/OF THE/STATE OF NEW YORK/WHO FELL IN THE/BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG JULY 1,2,3, 1863/MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE BURIED./THIS MONUMENT IS/ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL COMMONWEALTH

When was this photograph taken? August 16, 2008.

Where is it located? Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325. Located in National Cemetery Northeast of the Soldiers’ National Monument.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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Monument to the state of Kentucky at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Nov. 1975.

What is it made out of? Sculpture: marble with bronze plaques; Base: stone.

What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 55 in. x 31 in.; Base: approx. 4 x 67 x 39 in.

Who made it? Unknown, sculptor.

What does it depict? Rectangular marker with sloping front bears three tablets with a facsimile of the Bliss/Bancroft copy of the Gettysburg Address. A State Seal relief appears on the lower front face below the center tablet. Kentucky had no regiments or batteries present on either side at Gettysburg.

How is it inscribed? KENTUCKY HONORS HER SON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN/WHO DELIVERED HIS IMMORTAL ADDRESS AT THE/SITE NOW MARKED BY THE SOLDIERS’ MONUMENT

When was this photograph taken? June 6, 2008.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Soldiers’ National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located east of the Soldiers National Monument.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or moved.

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