Eleventh Corps, Army of the Potomac

The Eleventh Corps was also known as Howard’s Corps. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Erected December 1906. What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Granite. Plaque: Bronze. What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 4’2?x2’4?x 7?H. Bronze inscription tablet, 3’7?x4’1?, mounted on finished face of monolith. Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Erected by the United States War Department. What does it depict? A rectangular granite monument, with a large bronze tablets thereon, describing the engagements and movements of each army corps. Trefoil Corps Badge incorporated in center of tablet top. What does it honor? One of the Union army corps monuments, denoting the service of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac. How is it inscribed? The monument reads, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC ELEVENTH CORPS Major General Oliver 0. Howard …