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Tag Archives: sharpshooters
Company E, 1st United States Sharpshooters AND Companies F&G, 2nd United States Sharpshooters
The New Hampshire Sharpshooter Companies are honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1886. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 1 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 3 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. Who made it? Naun, Thomas, contractor. What does it depict? Rectangular sculpture in a horizontal composition with a relief of a uniformed infantry laying face down, propped up on his elbows and firing his musket. The sculpture and base have rough-hewn surfaces. The monument cost $700.00, of which $500.00 was paid by the state of New Hampshire. Monument is a two-part stepped granite shaft with excised inscription on the …
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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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1st United States Sharpshooters, Companies A, B, D, and H (New York)
The First New York Sharpshooters are honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1889. What is it made out of? Memorial: Quincy granite with bronze adornment. What size is it? Memorial: approx. H. 20 ft. x 6 in.; Base: approx. W. 7 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. Who made it? Frederick & Field, fabricator. What does it depict? Monument comprised of a granite cylindrical shaft with partial fluting and a conical top, set atop a granite stepped base with bronze tablets. Flanking markers are flat topped, one foot square. What does it honor? The memorial was dedicated on July 2, 1889 and is located where four companies of sharpshooters reconnoitered on the afternoon of July 2, 1863, running into skirmishes from the Confederate units. How is it inscribed? THIS MONUMENT …
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2nd United States Sharpshooters, Company D (Maine)
The Maine Sharpshooters Company D is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 3, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: Hallowell granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Monument: approx. H. 4 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. Who made it? Unknown, fabricator. What does it depict? The monument consists of a granite monolith with apex-top set on rough-faced granite base. Commemorative text incised on front. Monument is 2.6 foot square and 3.3 foot high on a rough hewn base that is 3.4 foot square. Overall height is 4.9 foot. An inscription is cut into the north face. What does it honor? The monument marks the general location of the line held by the Maine Sharpshooters on …
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1st United States Sharpshooters, Company G (Wisconsin)
The Wisconsin Sharpshooters, Company G of the 1st Regiment is honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 2, 1888. What is it made out of? Granite. What size is it? Approx. 8 x 6 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. Who made it? Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? A rough slab of red and white granite carved on the front with a relief depicting a kneeling sharpshooter holding his rifle at the ready. Monument is a rustic granite shaft with sculpted relief of a sharpshooter in a kneeling position set on a 6.3×2.3 foot rough-hewn base. It has a polished panel with an inscription on the base and an incised diamond on the west side. Overall height is eight feet. Monument includes commemorative …
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2nd United States Sharpshooters, Companies E and H (Vermont)
The Second United States Sharpshooters Companies E and H (Vermont) is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 1889. What is it made out of? Memorial: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Memorial: approx. 11 ft. x 5 ft. 6in. x 2 ft. 10 in. Who made it? Moynehan, F., sculptor. What does it depict? Granite monolith with reliefs of Vermont State seal, crossed muskets, and a hornet’s nest on the front. The text inscription is set within a scrolled tablet on front of the monolith. The monolith sits atop a rough-hewn base. Overall height is ten foot. Sculptured relief of hornet’s nest, crossed muskets and Vermont seal is on the north face. Inscriptions are on the east and west faces. What does it honor? The monument marks the position of …
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1st United States Sharpshooters, Company F (Vermont)
The Vermont Sharpshooters Company F is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 9, 1898. What is it made out of? Memorial: Rutland Vermont marble; Base: stone. What size is it? Memorial: approx. H. 17 ft. Who made it? Moynehan, F., sculptor. Marietta Memorials, fabricator. What does it depict? Monument is a 4.5 foot-in-circumference Vermont marble shaft that is seventeen foot high topped with a sculptured eagle. The base is 5.9 foot square with inscriptions. A tall fluted Corinthian column topped by an eagle with wings spread. What does it honor? The monument marks the advanced site occupied by Co. F on the morning of July 2, 1863, when they advanced from the III Corps lines to the woods on the Fairfield (Millestown) Road, where they met Confederate skirmishes. How is it …
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