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General Lewis Armistead Monument

About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? This marker was first proposed on May 5, 1887 and approved on July 12, 1887. Dedicated in 1888. What is it made out of? Granite. Who made it? Thomas Nawn Company, Fabricator. What does it depict? The monument was initially refused by the GBMA because it violated the “Line of Battle Rule.” However, numerous markers to fallen Union commanders had already been placed without regard for the battle line rule; this fact won on appeal and the Armistead marker was erected within the Angle. Marker is a granite shaft designed to simulate an opening scroll with an incised inscription on the face and set on a two foot square smooth cut base. Overall height is 4.6 feet. What does it honor? First marker erected to commemorate fallen Confederate commander. Inscription: Brigadier General …

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Garnetts Brigade Monument

Garnett’s Brigade, Pickett’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps

Garnett’s Brigade served as a member of Pickett’s Division in the First 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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Pickett’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps

Pickett’s Division served as a member of Longstreet’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. How is …

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Dearing’s Battalion, Pickett’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps

Dearing’s Battalion served as a member of Pickett’s Division in the First 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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Armisteads Brigade Monument

Armistead’s Brigade, Pickett’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps

Armistead’s Brigade served as a member of Pickett’s Division in the First 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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Kempers Brigade Monument

Kemper’s Brigade, Pickett’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps

Kemper’s Brigade served as a member of Pickett’s Division in the First 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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