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Draw the Sword includes over 900 monuments and markers in and around the Gettysburg National Military Park. Use the pull down menus below to locate monuments by type, location, or order of battle. A quick list of the most popular monuments and index of tables containing all the monuments.
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A Generation on the March: The Union Army at Gettysburg
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Tag Archives: equestrian
Maj. Gen. George G. Meade
Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Installed 1895. Dedicated June 5, 1896. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. W. 4 ft. 3 in. x 11 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 14 ft. 2 1/2 in. Who made it? Bush-Brown, Henry K., 1857-1935, sculptor. Bureau Brothers, founder. What does it depict? An equestrian portrait of General Meade looking out over the battlefield where the Union army under his direction won one of its greatest battles. He holds a pair of binoculars in his proper right hand and his hat in his proper left hand. A sword hangs from the left side of his saddle. The monument …
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Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard
Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard commanded the Eleventh Army Corps at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Nov. 12, 1932. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 22 ft. 7 in.; Base; approx. H. 16 ft. 5 in. x W. 10 ft. 10 in. Who made it? Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. O. H. Leaman, Inc., caster. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. What does it depict? A portrait of General Howard seated on his stallion holding the horse’s reins with his proper left hand. The general is depicted standing atop Cemetery Hill, the sight he selected as a rallying point for defense in case of retreat by Union forces on July 1, 1863. How is it inscribed? ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/MAJOR GENERAL/OLIVER OTIS HOWARD/AND THE CITIZENS OF …
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Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum
Major General Henry W. Slocum commanded the Twelfth Corps at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 19, 1902. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite; Foundation: concrete and Gettysburg granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. 6in.; Base: approx. L. 11 ft. 9 3/4 in. x W. 4 ft. Who made it? Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor. Zabriskie, A. J., designer. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. C. E. Tayntor & Company, fabricator. What does it depict? An equestrian portrait of General Slocum standing on the knoll where he directed the movements of his soldiers in the XII Corps. The general is depicted holding his hat in his proper right hand and holding the horse’s reins in his proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base adorned with …
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Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock commanded the Second Corps at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 5, 1896. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: red Westerly granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 17 ft. x W. 9 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 17 ft. x. w. 10 ft. 2 in. Who made it? Elwell, Frank Edwin, 1858-1922, sculptor. Bureau Brothers, founder. Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? An equestrian portrait of General Winfield Scott Hancock with his proper left hand holding the horse’s reins and his proper right hand extended at his side. The sculpture rests atop a rectangular base adorned with rectangular inscription plaques. What does it honor? The sculpture is located where General Hancock rallied the retreating Union forces on the evening of July 1, 1863. …
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Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick
Major General John Sedgwick commanded the Sixth Army Corps at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Modeled 1910. 1912. Dedicated June 19, 1913. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: Stony Creek granite What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 12 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. Who made it? Bush-Brown, Henry K., 1857-1935, sculptor. Bureau Brothers, founder. Davis Granite Company, carver. Norcross Brothers, fabricator. What does it depict? An equestrian portrait of General Sedgwick and his mount, Handsome Joe, soon after their arrival on the battlefield during the afternoon of July 2, 1863. The general is shown looking over the battlefield toward the Wheatfield and Sherfy Peach yard. The general wears his hat and carries his sword on his left side. The sculpture is mounted on a …
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Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet
Lieutenant General James Longstreet commanded the First Corps Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 3, 1998. What is it made out of? Bronze. Who made it? Casteel, Gary, sculptor. What does it depict? Portrait of General Longstreet in his military uniform astride his horse. What does it honor? The site of the monument was chosen in part because of its proximity to Longstreet’s headquarters; the monument site is approximately 0.2 of a mile north of Longstreet’s headquarters on the Pitzer Farm. How is it inscribed? Lieutenant General James Longstreet / Commanding First Corps Army of Northern Virginia / January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904 Born in Edgefield District, S.C. Graduated from West Point 1842. Served as Lieutenant with the 8th U.S. Infantry in the Mexican War and brevetted major for …
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Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds
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