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1st Massachusetts Battery Monument, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Fabricator:
Smith Granite Company  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
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 Soldiers' National Cemetery, south end, east of Rostrum Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Date:
Dedicated Oct. 8, 1885
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(Near top of base, front:) SMITH GRANITE CO./WESTERLY, R.I. (Incised on east face:) FIRST/MASSACHUSETTS/LIGHT BATTERY/ARTILLERY BRIG. 6TH CORPS/JULY 3, 1863. (6th Corps insignia appears on the west face) Founder's mark appears.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Emblem--Military Insignia  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA000775
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_334787