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Tag Archives: Little Round Top
Colonel Strong Vincent Monument
About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1878. What is it made out of? Marble. Who made it? Codori Monuments. What does it depict? It was the oldest monument on the battlefield. Rectangular marker contains a raised Maltese cross, the corps insignia. What does it honor? The monument indicates the approximate location where General Strong Vincent was mortally wounded on July 2, 1863. An inscription is located nearby next to the 44th New York monument denoting that as the spot of General Vincent’s mortal wounding. Inscription: 3rd BRIGADE/FIRST DIVISION/5TH CORPS / GEN. STRONG VINCENT/WOUNDED/JULY 2, DIED JULY 7, 1863. When was this photograph taken? February 6, 2009. Where is it located? Little Round Top. Located on the south slope of Little Round Top. Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No. Has this monument been moved …
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5th Corps, Artillery Brigade
The 5th Corps, Artillery Brigade was also known as Martin’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of 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 the unit. What does it …
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5th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade
The 5th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade was also known as Vincent’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Barnes’ 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 Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade
The 5th Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade was also known as Weed’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Ayres’ 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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Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac
The Fifth Corps was also known as Sykes Corps. The Corps is honored by a War Department monument and by a granite monument. 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. Maltese Cross Corps Badge incorporated in center of tablet top. What does it honor? One of the Union army corps monuments, denoting the service of the Fifth Corps, George Sykes commanding, Army of the Potomac. …
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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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Signal Corps Monument
The United States Signal Corps is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? May 1919. What is it made out of? Bronze. What does it depict? Bronze plaque inset into a natural Gettysburg boulder. Marker is a bronze tablet mounted on the northeast side of signal rock. An eagle in relief surmounts the tablet with its talons holding an olive branch and unsheathed arrows. Two signal flags are located beneath the eagle and above an inscription. What does it honor? The contributions of the Signal Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the battle of Gettysburg, Capt. Lemuel Norton, commanding. How is it inscribed? Memorial Tablet / to the / Signal Corps U.S.A. / which / through valiant and heroic / services at / Little Round Top / July 2-4 1863 / …
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155th Pennsylvania Infantry
The One Hundred Fifty Fifth Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1889. What is it made out of? Figure and monument: granite: Tablet: bronze. What size is it? Overall: approx. 15 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. x 6 ft. Who made it? Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Figure of a zouave loading his musket tops a tiered pedestal which sits atop a boulder. A former private from F company was chosen as the model for the zouave statue. His name was Samuel W. Hill. It has incised inscriptions and acanthus-type cornice. Flanking markers are flat topped, one foot square. The state appropriation money was used to erect this statue; the base was paid for by the regiment’s Veteran Association. Monument’s total cost was $3,000.00. What …
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1st Ohio Artillery, Battery L
The First Ohio Artillery, Battery L is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 14, 1887. What is it made out of? Monument: granite. What size is it? Monument: approx. H. 9 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft. 2 in. x W. 5 ft. 2 in. Who made it? Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Civil War memorial comprised of a large granite block decorated with relief of crossed Napoleon tubes on front, and finial of cannon balls stacked in a pyramid. It has a sculpted relief of Napoleon tubes on the west face, inscription on the east side, and a Polished Maltese Cross on the north and south. Flanking markers are 1.2×2.4 foot. What does it honor? The memorial marks the spot occupied by the left section …
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1st United States Sharpshooters, Companies C, I, and K AND 2nd United States Sharpshooters, Company B (Michigan)
The Michigan Sharpshooters are honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Westerly granite with bronze state shield; Base: stone. What size is it? Monument: approx. 7 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 11 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Rock-faced monument of stacked granite, five course die, and cross gable cap and bronze state shield. Inscriptions are incised into polished panels on the fourth course. The monument sits atop a boulder. 5.4 foot square on a boulder. Overall height is seven foot. A bronze shield is on the west side. $500.00 was set aside by the state …
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16th Michigan Infantry
The Sixteenth Michigan Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: Westerly granite with bronze state shield; Base: stone. What size is it? Monument: approx. 55 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 9 in. x 7 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? A rectangular granite block monument decorated on front with musket, Maltese cross, bronze State Seal and Shield. The monument is set atop a two-tiered pedestal on boulder. Incised inscriptions are on the east and west with a bronze state seal on the east. Flanking markers are apex topped, one foot square. What does it honor? It marks the position …
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Brig. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren
Brig. Gen. Gouverneur Kemble Warren was the Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Aug. 8, 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone boulder. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. W. 2 ft. x D. 2 ft. Who made it? Gerhardt, Karl, 1853-1940, sculptor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. What does it depict? A standing portrait of General Warren holding binoculars in his raised proper right hand. The sculpture rests on a boulder atop Little Round Top near the Union line later occupied by the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry. Members of Warren’s former command, the 5th New York Infantry, spearheaded the monument project. All of the money was privately raised. The boulder upon which the monument sits is all considered part of …
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44th New York Infantry (12th Infantry)
The Forty Fourth New York Infantry (along with the Twelfth New York Infantry) is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 3, 1893. What is it made out of? Monument: Prospect Hill granite with bronze adornment; Base: stone. What size is it? Overall: approx. 44 ft. 6 in. x 28 ft. x 21 ft. 8 in. Who made it? Hammerstein & Denivelle, fabricator. George H. Mitchell & Company, founder. William H. Jackson Company, fabricator. What does it depict? A monument structure comprised of granite blocks with interior chamber, arched throughway and castellated top, and round turret tower on one side. The monument was designed and modeled by Hammerstein & Denivelle. Designed to look like a castle, the monument is filled with symbolism, including the interior chamber being 12 feet square to honor …
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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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91st Pennsylvania Infantry
The Ninety First Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by two monuments at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: granite with bronze tablet. What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 25 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft. Who made it? Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Height is 25 feet. Castellated tower consisting of sub-base and three tiers of granite block courses. The monument is decorated with three inset polished text panels, and a V Corps Maltese Cross finial tops the tower. Overall height is 25.6 foot. There are three inset panels with inscriptions. Flanking markers are flat topped one foot square. It was the second monument erected to the 91st Pennsylvania and was dedicated on September 12, 1889. This monument is difficult and …
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146th New York Infantry
The One Hundred Forty Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1888 or 1889. What is it made out of? Memorial: Quincy granite with bronze adornments; Base: stone. What size is it? Memorial: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 10 in. x 45 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. Who made it? Frederick & Field, fabricator. What does it depict? Monument consists of a rectangular block with ridged cap and carved mini ball cornice, decorated with bronze New York State Seal on the front; and Maltese Cross on the back. Dedicated in late 1888 or 1898, it marks the location held by the 146th Infantry unit on the 2nd of July 1863. Overall height is 8.4 …
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121st New York Infantry
The One Hundred Twenty First New York Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 10, 1889. What is it made out of? Figure: standard bronze; Base: Quincy granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 18 ft. 4 in.; Figure: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 11 ft. x 6 ft. x 6 ft. Who made it? O’Kelley, S. J., sculptor. Frederick & Field, fabricator. What does it depict? Figure of a male soldier holding a rifle before him in both hands, the rifle butt on the ground. He is dressed in uniform, with cap and back pouch. He stands with proper left leg stepping slightly forward. The sculpture is mounted atop a tiered base decorated on the rear …
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5th United States Artillery, Battery D
The Fifth United States Artillery Battery D 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 Hazlett’s Battery D, 5th US during Battle of Gettysburg, July 2-3, 1863. How is it inscribed? This monument is inscribed, ARMY …
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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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9th Massachusetts Infantry
The Ninth Massachusetts Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Erected June 1885. What is it made out of? Monument: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 11 ft. x W. 3 ft. 8 in. Who made it? Unknown, fabricator. What does it depict? The monument consists of a granite monolith with cross-gable cap, topped by carved Maltese cross with state’s coat-of-arms in relief. Base consists of a 3.8 foot boulder. Overall height is eleven foot. Inscriptions are cut into all faces. Flanking markers are double-slanted, 1.6×8 foot. What does it honor? The monument marks the location of the 9th Infantry regiment on the night of July 2, 1863 and on July 3, 1863. How is it inscribed? During the battle of Gettysburg the Ninth Regt. was detached …
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20th Maine Infantry
The Twentieth Maine Infantry is honored by two monuments (one on Little Round Top and one on Big Round Top) and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 1886. What is it made out of? Monument: Hallowell granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Monument: approx. 4 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Who made it? Unknown, fabricator. What does it depict? Polished granite rectangular block monument with apex top and cross emblem on front, set atop boulder. Monument is a polished granite shaft three foot square with apex top on a four foot polished base. Overall height is 5.4 foot. The whole rests on a boulder. Inscriptions are cut into all four sides. …
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140th New York Infantry
The One Hundred Fortieth New York Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: granite and bronze; Base: stone. What size is it? Overall: approx. 8 ft. x 7 ft. x 5 ft. 8 in. Who made it? Hamilton, J. G., sculptor. Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Rectangular block monument with inset bronze tondo relief portrait of Col. Patrick H. O’Rorke, on front; State Seal and Maltese cross on back. Monument that has two flanking markers. Monument is a rough hewn granite shaft with an apex top on a rough hewn base, 7×5.8 foot. Overall height is 7.3 foot. Bronze inscription tablets on the north and south sides. Bronze portrait relief of Colonel Patrick O’Rourke on the west side 2.2 foot …
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83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
The Eighty Third Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? September 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Figure: bronze; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. 20 ft. 9 in. x 13 ft. x 8 ft. 6 in. Who made it? O’Kelley, S. J., sculptor. P. F. Eisenbrown & Sons, fabricator. What does it depict? Full-length portrait of Col. Strong Vincent, dressed in military uniform, grasping the sword at his proper left side. He stands atop a tiered base with polished granite panels and bronze Maltese Cross. Monument that has two flanking markers. Flanking markers are cross-gable topped, 1.8×1.4 foot. What does it honor? The memorial marks the general site of the position held by the 83rd Pennsylvania infantry on the evening of July 2, 1863 when …
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