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 East side of Reynolds Avenue Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Date:
Dedicated Oct. 6, 1914
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5051, 1989.
Monumental News, Feb. 1913, pg. 126.
Image on file.
(On bronze plaque on front of base:) BREVET MAJOR GENERAL/JAMES SAMUEL WADSWORTH/UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS/1807-1864/IN COMMAND OF/FIRST DIVISION, FIRST ARMY CORPS/AT THE/BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG/JULY 1, 2, 3, 1863 (On bronze plaque on back of base: description of Wadsworth's military career) unsigned
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Summary:
A standing portrait of General Wadsworth holding a sword in his proper left hand and extending his proper right hand out in front of him. The sculpture rests atop a cylindrical base that is encircled by a bronze inscription plaque. The left side of the plaque is adorned with the New York state seal and the right side is adorned with the badge of the 1st Corps.
