Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Contractor:

Smith Granite Company  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: Westerly granite with bronze relief; Base: Westerly 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 North Reynolds Avenue Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325

Date:

Dedicated Sept. 3, 1891

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5085, PA2002,1989.

Monumental News, Oct. 1891, pg. 374-375.

Summary:

Rough-hewn monolith with polished inscription panels and a saddle with cavalry accouterments draped over the top. A relief on the front depicts a round state seal with crossed sabers and palm leaf and the 12th Illinois Cavalry insignia.

Topic:

History--United States--Civil War  Search this

Object--Other--Saddle  Search this

Emblem--Military Insignia  Search this

Emblem--Seal  Search this

Control number:

IAS PA000917

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_335032