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82nd New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Power, Maurice J. 1838-1902  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: 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 Central Hancock Avenue Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Date:
Dedicated July 2, 1890
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(On base, front:) 82ND NEW YORK INFANTRY/2ND N.Y.S.M./1ST BRIGADE 2ND DIVISION 2ND CORPS/JULY 2ND AND 3RD 1863/CASUALTIES/KILLED 45 WOUNDED 132 MISSING 15 (On tondo, rear:) TOTAL/ENLISTMENTS 1452/KILLED 129 WOUNDED 436/MISSING 212/TOTAL 777 (On plaque on base, rear:) THIS REGIMENT WAS MUSTERED IN SERVICE MAY 21ST 1861/SERVED WITH THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC IN ALL ITS CAMPAIGNS/FROM BULL RUN JULY 21ST 1861/PARTICIPATING IN TWENTY-NINE GENERAL ENGAGEMENTS UNTIL/MUSTERED OUT JUNE 25TH 1864. PRESENT FOR DUTY JULY 1ST A.M./24 OFFICERS AND 331 ENLISTED MEN (Inscription continues on plaques on the two sides of the base) unsigned
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Summary:
Vertical shaft stands atop a tiered base. A New York State Seal is affixed to the upper portion of the shaft in the front. Other relief elements include crossed rifles, assorted Infantry gear and a trefoil, the insignia of the 2nd Corps.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Emblem--Seal  Search this
Emblem--Military Insignia  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA000745
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_334757