Monument to the state of New York at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? July 2, 1893.

Who made it? Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor. Hallowell Granite Company, fabricator. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

What does it depict? This almost ninety-five-feet-high monument was designed as a classical triumphant column modeled after Trajan’s Column in Rome. The granite pedestal, shaft, and capital are mounted on an elevated base. The capital is surmounted by a sixteen-foot-tall bronze classical allegorical female figure. This figure, representing the state of New York, weeps as she places a wreath on the graves of fallen soldiers. Lower down on the shaft, a cast bronze eagle, mounted on the Seal of New York State, stands in front of a relief intended to represent the trophies of war. The base of the shaft is ornamented with a bronze trophy relief encircling the column. It is divided into four scenic bronze panels that depict the death of General John F. Reynolds, the wounding of Generals Winfield Scott Hancock and Daniel E. Sickles, and the Council of War called by General Henry W. Slocum. Vertical panels that detail the accoutrements of war separate these four panels. The square pedestal contains two Doric pilasters on each side. On the west, the pilasters frame a bronze Roll of Honor with a listing of New York’s dead officers. These pilasters support an architrave decorated with eleven bronze symbols of the New York State Corps that fought at Gettysburg. Above these symbols, an arched pediment frames the words “New York.” The female figure atop the monument, the bronze panels encircling the column, and the bronze trophy relief were designed and sculptured by Caspar Buberl.

What does it honor? Bronze plaques around the base list the names of every New York officer who fell at Gettysburg. The individual corps badges and the branches of service are also honored by bronze plaques. Around the thirty-three foot column is wrapped a bronze relief representing key moments in battle — the wounding of Sickles on July 2; the wounding of Hancock on July 3; Slocum’s council of War on Culp’s Hill on July 3; and finally the death of General Reynolds on the morning of July 1. It cost just over $59,000 and consists of Hallowell granite and bronze.

How is it inscribed? TO THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS/OF THE/STATE OF NEW YORK/WHO FELL IN THE/BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG JULY 1,2,3, 1863/MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE BURIED./THIS MONUMENT IS/ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL COMMONWEALTH

When was this photograph taken? August 16, 2008.

Where is it located? Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325. Located in National Cemetery Northeast of the Soldiers’ National Monument.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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Monument to the state of Kentucky at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Nov. 1975.

What is it made out of? Sculpture: marble with bronze plaques; Base: stone.

What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 55 in. x 31 in.; Base: approx. 4 x 67 x 39 in.

Who made it? Unknown, sculptor.

What does it depict? Rectangular marker with sloping front bears three tablets with a facsimile of the Bliss/Bancroft copy of the Gettysburg Address. A State Seal relief appears on the lower front face below the center tablet. Kentucky had no regiments or batteries present on either side at Gettysburg.

How is it inscribed? KENTUCKY HONORS HER SON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN/WHO DELIVERED HIS IMMORTAL ADDRESS AT THE/SITE NOW MARKED BY THE SOLDIERS’ MONUMENT

When was this photograph taken? June 6, 2008.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Soldiers’ National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located east of the Soldiers National Monument.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or moved.

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Monument to the state of Maryland at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Nov. 13, 1994.

What is it made out of? Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 79 x 53 x 38 in.; Base: approx. 54 x 109 x 95 in.

Who made it? Ludtke, Lawrence Monroe, 1929- , sculptor. Codori Memorials, fabricator.

What does it depict? Two figures of uniformed Civil War soldiers stand on a rectangular base. The figures lean on each other for support as they walk. They are both hatless, and appear to be walking from the field after a battle. A relief of a Maryland State Seal is affixed to the front of the base. Statue titled “Marylander Helping Marylander.”

What does it honor? Commemorates all Marylanders involved in fighting. Depicts Union soldier and Confederate soldier assisting each other.

How is it inscribed? MARYLAND (On rear:) A FINAL TRIBUTE

When was this photograph taken? April 15, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Taneytown Road at Cyclorama Building, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

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Monument to the state of Pennsylvania at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Memorial begun summer 1909. Memorial dedicated Sept. 27, 1910.

Who made it? Cottrell, W. Liance, architect. Harrison Granite Company, fabricator. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Van Amringe Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? The memorial is topped by a dome adorned with a bronze female figure representing the Goddess of Victory and Peace. Above each archway are granite monoliths containing battle scenes honoring the four branches of the service. And in the spandrels flanking each archway are classical maidens, each holding either a trumpet or a wreath of victory. In 1907, $150,000 was appropriated to erect a suitable memorial to honor all Pennsylvanians who participated in the battle at Gettysburg. The design submitted by architect W. Liance Cottrell was selected and the Harrison Granite Company was chosen to execute the design. Construction on the memorial began in the summer of 1909. However, at the time of the dedication on Sept. 27, 1910, the eight portrait statues Cottrell envisioned for the niches on either side of each archway were missing due to the lack of funds. In the year following the dedication, an additional $40,000 as appropriated to create the statues, and the Van Amringe Granite Company as given the contract. The statues were cast at the Gorham Manufacturing Company and were installed in April of 1913. The total cost for the memorial was $200,000. There is also a monument to the Goddess of Victory placed at the top of the monument. Murray, Samuel, 1870-1941, sculptor. The figure representing the Goddess of Victory and Peace weighs 7,500 lbs. and was cast with bronze melted down from cannons used in the war. Samuel Murray created not only the Goddess of Victory and Peace, but also the monolith and spandrel reliefs. The monument sits on top of the dome of the Memorial.

When was this photograph taken? June 3, 2010.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Hancock, Pleasanton & Humphrey Avenues, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Yes.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or moved. Monument was recently restored.

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Monument to the state of Delaware at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? April 29, 2000.

What is it made out of? Plaques: bronze; Foundation: Vermont granite.

What size is it? Foundation: approx. 11 x 8 ft.

Who made it? Tunison, Ron, 1946- , sculptor. Dayton, Richard, architect.

What does it depict? An 11 x 8 ft. foundation that rises into a pillar of Vermont granite adorned on the front with a bronze relief plaque depicting Delaware’s First Regiment repelling Pickett’s Charge on Cemetery Ridge. On the back of the stone is a bronze inscription plaque listing 691 Union soldiers from Delaware. At the base of the memorial is an inscription memorializing both the Union and Confederate soldiers who fought at Gettysburg. The memorial was installed by the Delaware Civil War Society, a non-profit group formed with the intent of establishing a memorial to honor of those from Delaware who fought at Gettysburg. The total cost of the memorial was about $200,000. The Vermont granite foundation was designed by Richard Dayton of Homsey Architecture.

When was this photograph taken? September 20, 2009.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. On the Taneytown Road near the old Cyclorama Building.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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Monument to the state of Indiana at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Erected summer 1970. Dedicated July 1, 1971.

What is it made out of? Sculpture: select Barre granite; Walkway: Indiana limestone.
What size is it?

Who made it? Yeager, Al, sculptor. Codori Memorials, fabricator.

What does it depict? Two monoliths stand on a pedestal and base, surrounded by a patio and walkway. The Indiana State Seal is incised into the lower front face, between the monoliths. Sited on flagstone walkway with two benches on North & South of monument. Monument honors soldiers from Indiana who, with the Army of the Potomac, participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It marks the site of the charge of the 27th Indiana Infantry on the morning on July 3, 1863. The 27th Indiana was one of seven regiments from that state at Gettysburg. The Indiana Monument Commission chose a design submitted by a Gettysburg memorial company and the monument was erected in the Spangler Meadow in the fall of 1970. The memorial cost $17,000.00 and weighs in at 28,000 pounds.

When was this photograph taken? October 1, 2006.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Spangler’s Meadow near Culp’s Hill, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on East Confederate Avenue.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Included on the extended tour route that includes Culp’s Hill.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or moved.

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