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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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6th Wisconsin Infantry

The 6th Wisconsin is honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 30, 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: red granite; Base: red granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. 6 in. x D. 4 ft. 6 in. Who made it? B & M Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? Star-shaped Iron Brigade insignia tops a polished marker which stands on a two-tiered, smooth and rough-hewn base. Decorative elements on three faces of the die include an eagle over crossed flags, figures standing on each side of a shield and crossed rifles on a knapsack. Flanking and position markers are smooth with flat polished tops. What does …

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2nd Wisconsin Infantry

The Second Wisconsin Infantry is honored by a monument and two position stones (one to the regiment on Culp’s Hill and one to a company on Culp’s Hill) at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 30, 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: pink and white granite; Base: pink and white granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. x 2 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 6 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? The five-pointed insignia of the Iron Brigade stands atop a two-course pedestal and tiered, rough-hewn base. The granite monument is a smooth shaft with inscriptions and topped with the Iron Brigade insignia set on a rough hewn 6×4.6 foot base. Overall height is thirteen …

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1st Wisconsin Company G Monument

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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7th Wisconsin Infantry

The Seventh Wisconsin Infantry is honored by a monument and a position stone at Gettysburg. About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? June 30, 1888. What is it made out of? Sculpture: red granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Who made it? B & M Granite Company, fabricator. What does it depict? The five-pointed insignia of the Iron Brigade stands atop a two-course pedestal and tiered, rough-hewn base. There are decorative emblematic reliefs on three sides of the monument. It has a polished red granite shaft with inscriptions on all faces and topped with the Iron Brigade insignia set on a 4.6 foot square rough hewn base. Overall height is …

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3rd Wisconsin Infantry

The Third 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: grey-white granite and red granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 17 ft.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 4 ft. 6 in Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? Monument consists of a two-tiered rough-hewn base, a polished die with four small columns, a rough-hewn die and finial topped with a 12th Corps insignia star. Overall height: 17 feet. What does it honor? Monument marks the site occupied by the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteers on the morning of July 2, 1863, when they threw up a breastwork of earth and rail. At about 6:00 P.M., they moved to the left of the Union line and …

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5th Wisconsin Monument, Howe Avenue

5th Wisconsin Infantry

The Fifth 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: granite; Base: granite. What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 4 ft. Who made it? Unknown, sculptor. What does it depict? Monument consists of two-tiered rough-hewn base, polished and rough-hewn shaft and a finial of the Corps insignia of the Greek cross. Monument is a granite shaft topped with the Sixth Corps Greek Cross and set on a 6×4.6 foot rough hewn double base. The shaft has polished panels with inscriptions. Overall height is 14.2 feet. Flanking markers are 1.6×1.2 foot with flat tops that contain raised polished letters. What does …

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