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3rd Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade

The 3rd Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade was also known as De Trobriand’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Birney’s Division in the Third 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 …

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40th New York Infantry

The Fortieth New York Infantry is honored by a monument and an inscribed boulder at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 2, 1888. What is it made out of? Monument: granite with bronze adornment; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. x 7 ft. 2 in. Who made it? Barr, R. D., sculptor. Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Monument comprised of a granite soldier “hidden” behind rock, with the rifle in hand at his side. The soldier is dressed in uniform. The boulder against which he is propped is decorated with a bronze tondo New York state shield with a blind-folded figure of Justice with scales in one hand and sword in other upraised hand; and a female figure holding what appears to be a …

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3rd Michigan Infantry

The Third Michigan Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: granite with bronze adornment. What size is it? 11 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. x 4 ft. 7 in. Who made it? Mitchell Granite Company, fabricator. Designed and sculpted by Lorado Taft. What does it depict? Granite monument with relief of two soldiers on front. Both soldiers are dressed in uniform. One is kneeling, holding a rifle with both hands. The other stands behind him in a wooded scene. Above them, at the top of the monument, is a bronze Michigan shield. Monument is a granite shaft set on a rough hewn base. Inscription panels appear on the south and north sides of the base. The shaft contains a sculpted …

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5th Michigan Infantry

5th Michigan Infantry

The Fifth Michigan Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Installed Nov. 27, 1888. Dedicated June 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: granite with bronze shield; Base: stone. What size is it? Overall: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 11 in. Who made it? Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Granite monument with relief of an infantryman holding his musket on the front, and bronze state shield below. Monument is a 4×2.7 foot hammered and smooth granite shaft set on a 6.3×4.11 foot rough hewn base resting on a boulder. The shaft has a sculpted relief of an infantryman loading his musket and a bronze state seal on the south side. A historical inscription is incised on the north …

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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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