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Wards Brigade Monument

3rd Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade

The 3rd Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade was also known as Ward’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 of …

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Bennings Brigade Monument

Benning’s Brigade, Hood’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps

Benning’s Brigade served as a member of Hood’s Division in the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. The brigade is honored by a monument and an advanced position tablet. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Erected circa 1910. The last monument was completed on December 19, 1910. What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Polished smooth red Maine granite. Plaque: Bronze. What size is it? 3.8 feet x 3.4 feet diameter base. Height 5’4″. Tablet measures 4 feet by 3 feet 8 inches and weighs 300 pounds. Overall weight is 3000 pounds. 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 red Maine granite pedestal with a circular base. On each pedestal is mounted a bronze inscription tablet …

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14th United States Infantry Monument

14th United States Infantry

The Fourteenth United States Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Erected between 1907 and 1908. What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Polished red Jonesboro Granite. Plaque: Bronze. What size is it? 24 by 50 inches and 7 feet high. Who made it? Van Armitage Granite Company What does it depict? One of 45 monuments erected to units of the United States regular army on the battlefield. A red polished Jonesboro granite monolith that is set upon a concrete foundation with a descriptive 3’6′x3’7′ bronze tablet with the coat of arms of the United States in bronze. What does it honor? Locates positions occupied by Regular 14th Infantry during Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. How is it inscribed? This monument is inscribed as follows, FIFTH CORPS SECOND …

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4th New York Independent Artillery Battery

The Fourth New York Independent Artillery Battery is honored by a monument and a position marker at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 2, 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: Quincy granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 6 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. Who made it? Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor. Power, Maurice J., 1838-1902, fabricator. What does it depict? A standing figure of an artilleryman with his proper right foot resting on a cannon tube and his proper right hand holding a cannon tamper vertically beside him. The sculpture stands atop a tall square base that is adorned on the front with a bronze inscription plaque and a bronze plaque depicting the corps …

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6th New Jersey Monument

6th New Jersey Infantry

The Sixth 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? Monument: Barre granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Monument: approx. 15 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. Who made it? Frederick & Field, fabricator. What does it depict? Tall shaft decorated with relief of crossed musket and wreath on the front face. The shaft sits atop a rough hewn base. Flanking markers are apex topped, one foot square. Monument is a two foot square polished granite obelisk set on a 5.4 foot square rough hewn base. The shaft has a sculpture relief of crossed muskets and wreath on the east face …

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4th Maine Infantry

The Fourth Maine Infantry is honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Unveiled Oct. 10, 1888. Dedicated Oct. 3, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. 16 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft. Who made it? Unknown, fabricator. What does it depict? Five-sided shaft stands atop tapered rough hewn base. Flank markers, slant faced, 1’6″x1′x2′. What does it honor? The monument marks the position held by the 4th Maine Infantry during the afternoon of July 2, 1863, in support of Smith’s 4th New York Battery. The regiment was outflanked on its left as Benning’s Georgians broke through the U.S. Sharpshooters and continued on toward the Slaughter Pen and Little Round Top. How is it inscribed? 4TH …

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20th Indiana Infantry

The Twentieth Indiana Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 28, 1885. What is it made out of? Monument: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. 9 ft. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Who made it? A. A. McKain, fabricator. What does it depict? Granite monument, topped by apex roof and polished granite sphere. The monument sits on a two-tiered base. Monument is a 1.10 foot polished granite shaft with a shingled apex top with a polished sphere set on a four foot square double-layered base. Overall height is nine foot. The shaft has a raised letter inscription on the north side What does it honor? The monument, installed above Devil’s Den, marks the position held by the 20th Indiana regiment on the right of Ward’s Brigade …

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86th New York Infantry

The Eighty Sixth New York Infantry is honored by a monument 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: stone. What size is it? Overall: approx. 12 ft. 4 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. Who made it? Frederick & Field, fabricator. What does it depict? Granite monument with apex cap features a bronze relief depicting a woman praying over a dead or dying soldier. The relief contains the words: “I yield him unto his Country and to his God.” Monument that has two flanking markers. Monument is a granite shaft with an apex top set on a seven foot square rough hewn base. Overall height is 12.4 foot. The shaft has a polished face on the east …

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124th New York Monument, Devils Den

124th New York Infantry

The One Hundred Twenty Fourth New York Infantry is honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 2, 1884. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Monument: St. Johnsburg Vermont granite; Base: stone. What size is it? Soldier and monument: approx. 16 ft. 2 in. x 44 in. x 44 in.; Base: approx. 18 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. Who made it? Maurice J. Power, 1838-1902, sculptor. Laird, Peter B., fabricator. What does it depict? Full-length bronze figure of a commanding officer, Colonel A. Van Home Ellis, dressed in uniform with scabbard at proper left side, stands atop granite monument giving history of 124th New York Infantry. The monument marks the position held by the 124th Regiment on July 2, 1863, and …

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99th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Ninety Ninth Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument and a secondary monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 11, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: granite with bronze state seal tablet; Base: stone. What size is it? Monument: approx. 14 ft. x 2 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. 5 in. x D. 3 ft. 5 in. Who made it? Cunningham (Firm), fabricator. What does it depict? Polished tiered and tapered granite monument with bronze state tablet, topped by granite diamond finial. Flanking markers have L slant faces, one foot square. The monument is mounted on a boulder. What does it honor? The location of the monument marks the position of the 99th Infantry on the late afternoon of July 2, 1863. How is …

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