Sculpture: Quincy granite with bronze elements; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park 97 Taneytown Road Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Located Gettysburg National Military Park Powers Hill Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Date:
Dedicated 1889
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(On front:) BATTERY M,/1ST N.Y. LIGHT ARTILLERY./1ST DIVISION, 12TH CORPS./HELD THE POSITION/JULY 2D - 3D, 1863. (On right:) ORGANIZED/LOCKPORT, N.Y./MUSTERED IN/OCT. 14, 1861./RE-ENLISTED/DEC. 10, 1863. (On left:) MUSTERED OUT/JUNE 24, 1865. (On rear:) BATTLES/WINCHESTER NEW HOPE CHURCH/CEDAR MOUNTAIN DALLAS/BEVERLY FORD CULP'S FARM/ANTIETAM PEACH TREE CREEK/CHANCELLORSVILLE ATLANTA/GETTYSBURG AVERYSBORO/RESACA BENTONVILLE unsigned
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Summary:
Marker stands on a two-tiered smooth and rough-hewn base. A bronze State Seal in relief is affixed to the front face of the plinth. There is a relief of crossed rammers on the front cap, topped with a Corps star insignia, and the star appears in the same area, on the reverse. The whole is surmounted by a finial of a Parrot tube and projectiles.
