26th Pennsylvania Emergency Regiment

The Twenty Sixth Pennsylvania Emergency Regiment is honored by a monument and a position marker at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Sept. 1, 1892. What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. x 8 ft. Who made it? Pausch, Edward Ludwig Albert, 1856-1931, sculptor. Van Amringe Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? A standing figure of an infantryman entering battle with his musket at the ready. The sculpture is mounted on a granite boulder that is adorned with a bronze plaque depicting the corps insignia. The base is flanked by two bronze inscription plaques. The inscription on a plaque in the ground to the right of the monument describes the infantry troop movements …