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Headquarters Lieutenant General Richard Ewell

Monument Title: Headquarters of Lieutenant General Richard Ewell When was it dedicated? Completed 1920-1921. What is it made out of? Consists of bronze cannon mounted on a granite base. Who made it? Erected by the Gettysburg National Parks Commission. Designed by Emmor B. Cope of the War Department. What does it depict? One of four Civil War CSA Headquarter Markers in the Park. 12-pounder bronze Confederate cannon cemented into granite base, 3’2″ sq. 2’7″ high w/ muzzle up. Overall height, 10’6″. Bronze inscription tablet What does it honor? Denotes the location of the headquarters of the Army of Northern Virginia’s Second Corps. How is it inscribed? The monument reads as follows: Army of Northern Virginia 2nd Corps Headquarters Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell ——— Divisions Major Genl. Jubal A. Early Major Genl. Edward Johnson Major Genl. R.E. Rodes July 1,2,3,4,5, …

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Nelson’s Battalion, Artillery Reserve, Ewell’s Corps

Nelson’s Battalion served as a member of the Artillery Reserve in the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. 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 describing the movements and actions of the unit. What does it …

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Latimers Battalion Monument

Latimer’s Battalion, Johnson’s Division, Ewell’s Corps

Latimer’s Battalion served as a member of Johnson’s Division in the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. 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 describing the movements and actions of the unit. What does it honor? …

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Cavalry Corps, 2nd Division

Gregg’s Division served as a member of the Cavalry Corps in the Army of the Potomac. The division is honored by a monument and a secondary plaque. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Erected circa 1910. What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Granite. Plaque: Bronze. What size is it? Seven foot tall monolith. Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Erected by the United States War Department. What does it depict? Monuments are rough-hewn monoliths, 4’2?x2?x7?H, consisting of Winnsboro, South Carolina granite. Bronze inscription tablet, 3’8?x3’6-3/4?, is affixed to the polished face of the monolith. Corps insignia, a bronze Maltese Cross, is excised & polished at top of tablet. Polished, excised Crossed Sabers Corps insignia centered above tablet, severely discolored from pollution deposits. What does it honor? One of 22 Union …

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10th New York Cavalry Monument, Hanover Road

10th New York Cavalry

The Tenth New York Cavalry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 9, 1888. What is it made out of? Monument: Quincy granite with bronze relief; Horse: bronze; Base: granite with bronze relief. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 4 ft. 6 in. Who made it? Monument: Quincy granite with bronze relief; Horse: bronze; Base: granite with bronze relief. What does it depict? A granite head of a horse atop a pedestal and rough-hewn base. The pedestal is smooth in the front, and rough-hewn on the remaining sides. Reliefs of the cavalry insignia are affixed the front of the base and on the upper rear of the pedestal. There is a relief of the New York State Seal on the upper …

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3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery

The Third Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery H is honored by a monument and a position marker at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Installed Aug.-Sept. 1889. Dedicated Sept. 17, 1891. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite with bronze relief; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 6 ft. x 40 in.; Base: approx. 19 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. Who made it? Beattie & Brooks, sculptor. Bureau Brothers, founder. What does it depict? Marker with rounded top and sloping plinth stands on rough-hewn base. The top and sides of the marker have rough-hewn surfaces. Recessed onto the front is a bas-relief of a cannon sitting on a rutted road against a split-rail fence. There are trees on the right and in the distance. A State Seal …

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1st Maine Cavalry

The First Maine Cavalry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? October 3, 1889. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? Monument consists of a rough-hewn monolith and base with a full-length relief of a uniformed Cavalryman mounting his horse. Monument is a monolithic granite shaft with a polished lower part and a rough cut stone upper part that contains a sculptured granite cavalryman and a horse bas-relief on the front and set on a 7.6×3 foot rough cut base with chamfered smooth cut top. The shaft has an incised inscription below the bas-relief and an incised inscription on …

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