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26th Wisconsin Infantry Monument

26th Wisconsin Infantry

The Twenty Sixth Wisconsin Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 30, 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: pink granite; Base: grey granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 114 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 6 ft. Who made it? Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Obelisk stands on a pedestal and two-tiered rough-hewn base. Base is three-part of which the lowest is six foot square. Overall height is 14.10 foot. Flanking markers are finished and polished with excised inscription, 1.4×1.2 foot. There is a relief of a crescent Corps insignia in the middle of the obelisk. What does it honor? It marks the position held by the 26th Wisconsin Infantry on July 1, 1863. How is it inscribed? JULY …

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68th New York Infantry Monument

68th New York Infantry

The Sixty Eighth New York Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: Quincy granite with bronze elements; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: approx. 12 ft. x 6 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. Who made it? Frederick & Field, fabricator. What does it depict? Vertical marker with a polished face and topped with a kepi, stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. A round State Seal tondo appears on the upper front and the insignia of the 11th Corps, a crescent, is attached to the plinth. Monument that has two flanking markers. Monument is a smooth cut granite shaft with a carved apex and set on a 6.9 foot smooth cut, two-part base. The shaft has a bronze state seal …

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