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71st Pennsylvania Monument

71st Pennsylvania Infantry

The Seventy First Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 3, 1887. What is it made out of? Sculpture: polished and rough-hewn Westerly granite with bronze inset; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. 6 in. x D. 6 ft. 6 in. Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? It cost just over $1,750.00. Monument and two flanking markers. Monument is a battered shaft of rough cut laid granite blocks topped with a cross gable cap and trefoil and set on a 6.1 foot square base. The shaft has polished tablets, bronze medallion, and incised and excised inscriptions. Overall height is 10.1 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square. What does it honor? The …

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69th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Sixth Ninth Pennsylvania Infantry is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? July 3, 1887. What is it made out of? Sculpture: Quincy granite with bronze reliefs; Base: polished and rough-hewn granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft.; Base: approx. W. 5 ft. 6 in. x D. 5 ft. 6 in. Who made it? Burk, Joseph E., sculptor. What does it depict? Monument that has ten company markers. Ten granite company markers are one foot square, connected by a chain. Shaft stands on a polished pedestal and a rough-hewn base. A Coat of Arms for the State of Pennsylvania is affixed to the plinth. Decorative elements include the Corps insignia, Irish lyre and United States flags. What does it honor? The sculpture indicates the position held by the 69th …

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