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Fishers Brigade

5th Corps, 3rd Division, 3rd Brigade

The 5th Corps, 3rd Division, 3rd Brigade was also known as Fisher’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Crawford’s 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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5th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument

5th Pennsylvania Reserves (34th Infantry)

The Fifth Pennsylvania Reserves is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 1890. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite with bronze tablet; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 11 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 17 ft. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Cylindric monument with pyramidal top stands on round rough-hewn base. A sculpted oak-leaf wreath is draped at the top, and a square relief of the State Seal is affixed to the base, in front. Monument is large, cylindrical granite shaft with a conical top set on a seventeen foot circumference, circular rough hewn base. The shaft has inscriptions and a carved oak-leaf wreath draped at the top. The base has a bronze state coat of arms on the west side. Overall …

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9th Pennsylvania Reserves (38th Infantry)

The Ninth Pennsylvania Reserves is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Erected ca. 1890. Dedicated Sept. 1890. What is it made out of? Sculpture: Rhode Island Westerly granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 11 ft. 8 in. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Monument is a granite shaft with rough edges, 5×2 foot on a rough hewn base that is 6.9×3.1 foot. Granite marker with relief image of an infantryman, holding the barrel of his gun, butt end on ground by his feet. He is dressed in uniform and holds his cap or a canteen in his proper left hand at his side. Behind him, is a relief of a Maltese cross. The granite marker stands on a tiered base, with bronze relief of Pennsylvania …

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10th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument, South Confederate Avenue

10th Pennsylvania Reserves (39th Infantry)

The Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Cast 1889. Dedicated Sept. 1890. What is it made out of? Bronze. What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 13 ft. 11 in.; Base: W. 4 ft. x D. 4 ft. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. What does it depict? One of two Pennsylvania regimentals cast entirely of bronze (the other belongs to the 56th Pennsylvania). The monument cost $3,000.00. Atop a tall bronze base stands a bronze figure of a Civil War soldier walking with his rifle held in his proper right hand. Inscriptions in raised letters appear on panels around the sides of the bronze base. At the foot of the bronze base is a large stone boulder. Flanking markers are granite, flat topped, one …

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11th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument, Ayres Avenue

11th Pennsylvania Reserves (40th Infantry)

The Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserve is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 1890. What is it made out of? Monument: granite with marble tablet and bronze plaques. What size is it? Overall: approx. 11 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? A Celtic style monument. Monument: granite with marble tablet and bronze plaques. Monument to 11th Pennsylvania Reserves comprised of two supporting monolith piers decorated with inset Maltese crosses), topped by a pediment-shaped rock with bronze Pennsylvania state shield). Between the two piers, another rock pillar is decorated with a large palm leaf. Granite monument is composed of two, 3.3×8.2 foot supporting piers with incised Maltese Crosses, corps insignia, and gable cap set on a 4.9 foot …

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12th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument, Big Round Top

12th Pennsylvania Reserves (41st Infantry)

The Twelfth Pennsylvania Reserves is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? September 1890. What is it made out of? Sculpture: polished and rough-hewn pink granite with bronze elements; Base: rough-hewn pink granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 222 in.; Base: approx. 15 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? Columnar monument with alternately rough-hewn and smooth surfaces and an apexed top. Reliefs on the front include the iron cross Corps insignia and the Pennsylvania State Seal. Monument has two flanking markers. The shaft has inscriptions incised in the polished courses and a state seal appears on the west side. Overall height is 18.5 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square with apex tops. How is it inscribed? …

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