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Rugers Brigade Monument

12th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade

The 12th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade was also known as Ruger’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Williams’ Division in the Twelfth 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 …

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107th New York, Slocum Avenue

107th New York Infantry

The One Hundred Seventh New York Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 17, 1888. What is it made out of? Quincy granite with bronze relief. What size is it? Approx. 15 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. Who made it? A. W. Ayres & Son, fabricator. What does it depict? Rectangular columnic monument with an ornate cap stands on a tiered base. A tondo with a relief of the New York State Seal is affixed to the upper front of the monument. Monument is a multi-part granite shaft, stepped to a smooth cut taper that is topped with an articulated eave and capped with a cross gable and pyramidal top. It is set on a 6.4 foot square rough cut base that …

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13th New Jersey Monument, Culps Hill

13th New Jersey Infantry

The Thirteenth New Jersey Infantry is honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Installed ca. 1887. Dedicated June 29, 1887 or July 1, 1887. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. 12 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? The monument cost $2,000.00 and was designed by members of the regiment. Relief of a uniformed Union soldier in combat position against a wooded background stands on a horizontal, rough-hewn base. The figure kneels on his proper right knee, and aims his musket, held at eye level in both hands. Uniform items include a kepi, cartridge box on belt, knapsack and canteen. The relief …

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27th Indiana Monument

27th Indiana Infantry

The Twenty Seventh Indiana Infantry is honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 28, 1885. What is it made out of? Sculpture: grey granite; Base: grey granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? Monument is installed in the area of the 27th Indiana Infantry’s advance on the morning of July 3, 1863. The monument sits on a natural boulder. Located near the Indiana State Memorial. What does it honor? Indicates scene of charge into Confederate line morning July 3, 1863. How is it inscribed? This monument marks the ground over which the left …

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3rd Wisconsin Infantry

The Third Wisconsin Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 30, 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: grey-white granite and red granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 17 ft.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 4 ft. 6 in Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? Monument consists of a two-tiered rough-hewn base, a polished die with four small columns, a rough-hewn die and finial topped with a 12th Corps insignia star. Overall height: 17 feet. What does it honor? Monument marks the site occupied by the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteers on the morning of July 2, 1863, when they threw up a breastwork of earth and rail. At about 6:00 P.M., they moved to the left of the Union line and …

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2nd Massachusetts Monument

2nd Massachusetts Infantry

The Second Massachusetts Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1879. What is it made out of? Sculpture: rough-hewn granite with bronze tablets; Base: rough-hewn granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 4 ft. x 21 in.; Base: approx. 13 x 53 x 19 in. Who made it? Joshua Happolo (Firm), fabricator. What does it depict? Monument is a monolithic granite shaft of rough cut and tooled edges with a tapered toothed top, and set on a four foot square rough cut base with a tooled edge. It has inset bronze inscription tablets. Overall height is 3.9 feet. Flanking markers are 1.6x.8 foot. It was the first regimental monument erected on the Gettysburg battlefield. The veterans association purchased the land on the Spangler Farm and erected this memorial …

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