Field Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac

General Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac About the Main Monument When was it dedicated? 1914. Locations were marked with wooden stakes in 1912; monuments were completed prior to August 1, 1914. What is it made out of? Granite and bronze. What size is it? Rough-hewn monolith, 1’7?x3’6?, 5’6? high. Bronze tablets, 3? square, in shape of a Maltese cross mounted on slanted face of monolith. Who made it? Van Amringe Company (granite bases), Albert Russell & Sons Company (bronze tablets). Erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission. What does it honor? Denotes the location of the field hospitals of the Army of the Potomac. How is it inscribed? The monument reads, Army of the Potomac Medical Department Location of the Field Hospitals During the Battle of Gettysburg 1st Corps – July 1st at the Lutheran Theological Seminary …