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Tag Archives: De Trobriand Avenue
Cross, Brooke, and DeTrobriand Avenues
Road Name: Cross, Brooke, and DeTrobriand Avenues Named For: Colonel Edward Cross, commander of brigade in Hancock’s Corps; Colonel John Brooke, commander of brigade in Hancock’s Corps; and Colonel Philip DeTrobriand, commander of brigade in Sickles’ Corps. Location: The Wheatfield. Built: 1906. Altered: Unknown. Designer: E.B. Cope. Description: Avenues measure 0.787 miles long by 16′ wide. Constructed of bituminous treated macadam with telford base. Starting south in Rose Woods at Sickles and Ayres Avenues and loops back northwest to Sickles Avenue, at lower end of the Wheatfield. History: Constructed by the War Department. DeTrobriand Avenue extends along the stone wall and designates the position held by DeTrobriand’s troops on July 2. Brooke Avenue designates position where Brooke’s Brigade advanced on July 2. Cross Avenue designates area where Cross’ Brigade was engaged on July 2. Notes: This is one single road …
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5th Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade
The 5th Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade was also known as Sweitzer’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Barnes’ Division in the Fifth 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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62nd Pennsylvania Infantry
The Sixty Second Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 11, 1889. What is it made out of? Granite with bronze elements. What size is it? Overall: approx. 15 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. Who made it? H. Oursler & Sons, fabricator. What does it depict? Monument is comprised of a tiered base, chamfered die with incised inscriptions, a shaft with the 5th Corps insignia and a bronze State Seal tablet. A relief element on a sloped surface above the die contains crossed swords, and hat and the Bible. Monument is a three foot square smooth granite shaft with an apex top set on a 5.6 foot square rough hewn base. Overall height is fifteen feet. The shaft is chamfered with incised inscriptions, …
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8th New Jersey Infantry
The Eighth New Jersey 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? Granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. 17 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? Granite shaft with carved relief of military insignia of crossed rifles and flag on front. The shaft has an apexed cap and is topped by a diamond-shape finial. Monument is a 2.6 foot square polished granite shaft with an apex cap topped with a diamond set on a 5.4 foot square smooth base. The shaft has an incised inscription with ornamental cornice and reliefs of infantry accoutrements on the south side. The flanking markers are apex topped, one foot square. What …
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115th Pennsylvania Infantry
The One Hundred Fifteenth Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Granite with bronze relief. What size is it? Overall: approx. 12 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? An eagle perches on a half-sphere atop a pedestal and tiered base. A diamond corps insignia appears on all four sides of the cap. A State Seal relief is affixed to the pedestal, below one of the diamonds. Monument is a 2.2 foot square polished granite shaft with an apex cap with a sculptured eagle set on a five foot square double base. Overall height is 12.7 foot. The shaft has incised inscriptions and a bronze state seal on the south …
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4th Michigan Infantry
The Fourth Michigan Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? What is it made out of? Granite. What size is it? Approx. 13 ft. x 78 in. x 60 in. Who made it? Lorado Taft, sculptor. What does it depict? Granite memorial with sculpted relief of a color bearer on the front. The soldier stands holding the flag at his proper left side, a cannon behind him. Monument is 6.7×4.4 foot composed of seven rough hewn granite courses with an apex top. Overall height is 10.4 foot. There are polished inscription panels on the north face and a relief of an infantryman and gun on the south side. The flanking markers are apex topped with inscriptions on the south face, one foot square. What does it honor? Marks position held by …
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110th Pennsylvania Infantry
The One Hundred Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 11, 1889. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite; Base: granite with bronze relief. What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 13 ft. 6 in.; Sculpture: approx. W. 5 ft. 6 in. x D. 5 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. W. 2 ft. 10 in. x D. 2 ft. 10 in. Who made it? Fox, John A., 1835-1920, architect. What does it depict? Full-length uniformed infantryman stands on a four-course pedestal and tiered base. The figure holds his rifle vertically with his hands around the barrel. Decorative elements on the pedestal include Doric columns and a diamond corps insignia. A State Seal is affixed to the upper tier of the base. Monument is a 2.10 foot, three …
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17th Maine Infantry
The Seventeenth Maine Infantry is honored by a monument and a position marker at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 3, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: Hallowell granite; Base: Hallowell granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. 22 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? A granite monument comprised of a four-course rock-faced shaft topped by a sculpted infantryman behind a stone wall. Inscriptions are incised in shaft and red granite diamonds are inset in the middle course. The monument is set on a two-tiered base. Monument is a 4.3 foot square granite shaft with alternating smooth and rough courses topped with a sculptured infantryman behind a stone wall and set on a 8.8×2.3 foot base. The shaft has inscriptions and a …
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