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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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Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing Monument
About the Main Monument Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing Monument When was it dedicated? 1887. What is it made out of? Granite. Who made it? Erected by the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry. What does it depict? Small engraved stone marker erected by the veterans of the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry to honor Cushing’s sacrifice. Marker is rough cut granite with an excised polished face and incised inscription. Overall height is 1.5 feet. What does it honor? Indicates spot where Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing was mortally wounded July 3, 1863. Inscription: Erected in honor of / Lt. A.H. Cushing / and his 4th U.S. Battery A by / Col. R. Penn Smith / and his regiment / 71st Pa. Vols. When was this photograph taken? February 7, 2009. Where is it located? Near the main monument at the Angle. Is this monument located along the …
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2nd Corps, Artillery Brigade
The 2nd Corps, Artillery Brigade was also known as Hazard’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of the Second 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 the unit. What does it …
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1st New York Artillery, Battery B
The First New York Artillery, Battery B is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 3, 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: Quincy granite; Seal: brass; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 38 in. x 38 in.; Base: approx. 20 x 81 x 81 in. Who made it? Frederick & Field, fabricator. What does it depict? Marker on low rough-hewn base has a Parrot rifle cannon barrel on each corner and is topped with a II Corps trefoil. There is a relief plate of the New York State seal. What does it honor? It marks the position held by the 1st New York, Rorty’s Battery B, on July 3, 1863. How is it inscribed? POSITION HELD/AFTERNOON OF/JULY 3D 1863./CASUALTIES: KILLED 10/WOUNDED 16 (On right:) MUSTERED/INTO …
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1st Rhode Island Artillery, Battery A
The First Rhode Island Artillery, Battery A is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 12, 1886. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 48 x 34 x 34 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 54 x 54 in. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Tapered monument stands on a rough-hewn base. Polished imaged on the front is a wheel with crossed rammers and an anchor with the Rhode Island motto, “Hope.” The finial is an elongated trefoil, the corps insignia. Monument is a two-part stepped granite shaft with a trefoil design on the cap and set on a 4.6 foot square base. The shaft has incised inscriptions on the north and south sides and a polished granite crest …
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1st Rhode Island Artillery, Battery B
The First Rhode Island Artillery Battery B is honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 12, 1886. What is it made out of? Sculpture: Westerly granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 8 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 15 x 47 x 49 in. Who made it? Flaherty, John, sculptor. What does it depict? Monument is a three-part granite shaft with alternating smooth and rough cut topped with a rough cut cube and set on a rough cut 3.7 foot square base. The shaft has a finished center with incised lettering on the front and rear. Overall height is 8.6 feet. Position marker is 1.2×9 foot. What does it honor? The sculpture is sited on the position held by Battery B, 1st Rhode Island Artillery …
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4th United States Artillery, Battery A
The Fourth United States Artillery Battery A is honored by a monument and a stone to a fallen officer 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 position occupied by Cushing’s Battery during Battle of Gettysburg. How is it inscribed? The monument is inscribed, …
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1st United States Artillery, Battery I
The First United States Artillery Battery I 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 position occupied by Woodruff’s Regular 1st Artillery, July 2-3, 1864, during Battle of Gettysburg How is it inscribed? The monument reads, ARMY OF THE …
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