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Ewell’s Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

The Second Corps was also known as Ewell’s Corps. The corps is honored by a monument and a tablet. 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, seven feet tall. 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. Rock-faced granite monolith, 4’2?x2?, 7? high, with bronze narrative tablet mounted on obverse polished face. What does it honor? One of the Confederate army corps monuments, denoting the service of the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. How is it inscribed? The monument reads, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA …

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Ramseur’s Brigade, Rodes’ Division, Ewell’s Corps

Ramseur’s Brigade served as a member of Rodes’ 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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Rodes Division Monument

Rodes’ Division, Ewell’s Corps

Rodes’ Division served as a member of Ewell’s Corps in the Army of Northern Virginia. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Erected circa 1907. What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Rough hewn granite. Plaque: Bronze. What size is it? Dimensions: 4.2 feet x 2.0 feet, with an overall height of 7.0 feet. Who made it? Designed by E.B. Cope and erected by the U.S. War Department. What does it depict? Monument is a rock-faced granite monolith with polished face on which is affixed a bronze narrative tablet. What does it honor? One of ten Confederate division monuments that describe the movements and itenirary of each division of the Army of Northern Virginia. The locations of the markers indicate the general location of the battle lines of the various Confederate divisions during the battle. Marks the …

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Daniels Brigade, Rodes’ Division, Ewell’s Corps

Daniel’s Brigade served as a member of Rodes’ Division in the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. The brigade is honored by two monuments, one on East Confederate Avenue and one on the first day battlefield. 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 …

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Carters Battalion Monument

Carter’s Battalion, Rodes’ Division, Ewell’s Corps

Carter’s Battalion served as a member of Rodes’ 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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O’Neal’s Brigade, Rodes’ Division, Ewell’s Corps

O’Neal’s Brigade served as a member of Rodes’ Division in the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. The brigade is honored by two monuments, one on the first day field and one on East Confederate Avenue. 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 …

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Iverson’s Brigade, Rodes’ Division, Ewell’s Corps

Iverson’s Brigade served as a member of Rodes’ 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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Eternal Peace Light Monument

Eternal Peace Light Memorial

Eternal Peace Light Memorial. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 3, 1938. Estimates put the crowd attendance at somewhere between 250,000 to 400,000, including 1,800 Civil War veterans. The youngest veteran present was 88 and the eldest was 112. What is it made out of? Alabama limestone and bronze; Platform: crab orchard flagstone What size is it? Overall: Approx. 40 x 42 x 85 ft.; Shaft: approx. H. 40 ft.; Relief: approx. H. 8 ft.; Platform: approx. L. 85 ft. x W. 42 ft. Who made it? Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect. Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor. George A. Fuller Company, contractor. What does it depict? This granite and Alabama limestone monument had its genesis during the 50th Anniversary Reunion at Gettysburg (1913) when Civil War veterans pledged to erect a monument to peace and reunification on …

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