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80th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Fabricator:
Frederick & Field  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: granite with bronze relief; 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 South end of Reynolds Avenue Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Date:
Dedicated Oct. 4, 1888
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
Frederick & Field/Quincy Mass (On front, around top relief:) ULSTER GUARD/20TH N. Y. STATE MILITIA (On pedestal, front:) 80TH N.Y. INFANTRY./1ST BRIG. 3D DIV. 1ST CORPS/ORGANIZED 1851 AT KINGSTON, N.Y./AS 20TH N.Y.S.M./APR 28, 1861 ENTERED U.S. SERVICE FOR 3 MONTHS./SEPT. 5, 1961 RE-ENTERED SERVICE OF 3 YEARS./SEPT. 5, 1864 RE-ENLISTED AS VETERANS FOR THE WAR./JAN. 28, 1866 MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE. (On pedestal, rear:) HELD SUBSTANTIALLY THIS POSITION/FROM ABOUT 12 M. JULY 1ST 1863 TO 4 P.M./JULY 2 ON CEMETERY HILL/IN SUPPORT OF 3D CORPS./JULY 3D IN FRONT LINE OF BATTLE/RESISTING PICKETT'S ATTACK./NUMBERS ENGAGED 375/KILLED 35, WOUNDED 111, MISSING 24. (On pedestal, right side:) NORMAN'S FORD/WARRENTON SPRINGS/GAINESVILLE/GROVETON/2D BULL RUN/CHANTILLY (On pedestal, left side:) SOUTH MOUNTAIN/ANTIETAM/FREDERICKSBURG/GETTYSBURG/PETERSBURG unsigned Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
The monument consists of a rectangular capped pedestal with a relief of an encircled open hand at the top; and the New York State Seal on the lower front. There are polished pilasters on the corners of the pedestal. The monument sits atop a rough-hewn base.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Figure--Fragment--Hand  Search this
Emblem--Military Insignia  Search this
Emblem--Seal  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA001593
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_341488