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2nd Company, Massachusetts Sharpshooters

The Second Company, Massachusetts Sharpshooter Regiment is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 8, 1885. What is it made out of? Granite. What does it depict? Full-length uniformed sharp shooter stands behind a waist-high, rough-hewn monolith. The figure holds his rifle in both hands, poised to fire. The rifle’s barrel rests atop the monolith. Granite monument is a sculpted infantryman 2×2.5 foot and six foot high in a standing position behind a boulder. The face of the boulder serves as a tablet for incised inscriptions. What does it honor? The monument indicates the general position held by the 2nd Company of the Andrew Sharp Shooters on July 2, 1863. How is it inscribed? July 2nd 1863. 2nd Co Andrew Sharp Shooters Mass. Vols. When was this photograph taken? December 9, 2011. …

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Tiltons Brigade Monument

5th Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

The 5th Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade was also known as Tilton’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Barnes’ Division in the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Completed between 1911 and 1912. What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Sea Green Granite. Plaque: Bronze. What size is it? Each brigade monument stands 5’4″ high and weigh 3,500 pounds. Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts What does it depict? Pedestals: Monolith consisting of polished smooth sea-green granite pedestal with a square 36′ by 36′ base. Base tapers to a smaller dimension at the tablet. On each pedestal is mounted a bronze inscription tablet measuring 4’0′ x 3’8” with rounded corners weighing 300 pounds. What does it honor? One of …

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18th Massachusetts Monument, the Loop

18th Massachusetts Infantry

The Eighteenth Massachusetts Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 8, 1885. What is it made out of? Monument: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. x 37 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 57 in. x 58 in. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Monument with apex cap stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. Reliefs of the Corps insignia, the Maltese Cross, are affixed to the narrow faces which separate the four sides of the die. Four stacked muskets, standing upright, adorn the rear face of the die. Flank markers, 1’6″x8″x2′, gable top. What does it honor? Monument with apex cap stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. Reliefs of the Corps insignia, the Maltese Cross, are …

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1st Michigan Infantry Monument

1st Michigan Infantry

The First Michigan Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Monument: granite with bronze state shield; Base: granite. What size is it? Overall: 10 ft. 4 in. x 49 in. x 49 in. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? Granite shaft decorated with Maltese cross on two sides, and military accouterments on front, including two rifles, with bayonets, belt, canteen, cartridge box, cap box, and belt eagle insignia. The shaft is set atop a rough-hewn base on a boulder. The monument was constructed sometime prior to Nov. 27, 1888 and was dedicated on June 12, 1889. Monument is a 2.4 foot square granite shaft with an apex top set on a four foot square rough hewn base that rests …

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22nd Massachusetts Monument

22nd Massachusetts Infantry

The Twenty Second Massachusetts Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? Oct. 8, 1885. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. 5 in. x W. 4 ft. 5 in. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? The monument consists of a polished die with fluted pilasters at the corners, a Maltese Cross finial and an apex cap. The monument stands on a rough-hewn plinth and base. Monument is a three foot square granite shaft with fluted pilasters at the corners set on a 4.5 foot square rough hewn base. Overall height is 9.5 foot. The shaft has polished inscription panels and a stepped apex cap and Maltese Cross …

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118th Pennsylvania Infantry

The One Hundred Eighteenth Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by two monuments (one at the Loop and one on Big Round Top) and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? September 12, 1889. What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite; Base: granite with bronze relief. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. 3 in. x D. 4 ft. 3 in. Who made it? Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Full-length uniformed infantryman stands atop a tapered pedestal and rough-hewn base. The figure holds his rifle vertically, with both hands around the barrel and the butt at his proper left foot. There is a bronze State Seal relief on the front of the pedestal, above the Maltese cross corps insignia. Corn stalks are also …

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