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 Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Date:
1993. Copyrighted 1993. Capstone laid Aug. 21, 1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
Ron Tunison Cairo, N.Y. (copyright symbol) 1993/SAHA (Single horizontal line crosses "AHA") (Founder's mark of a "T" atop an "X") (Incised on front and back:) FRIEND TO FRIEND/A BROTHERHOOD UNDIVIDED (On front, ground level:) CAPSTONE LAID/AUGUST 21, 1993/GRAND LODGE F. & A. M. OF PA (Plaque on right contains an inscription describing the presentation and dedication and a list of officers at the time of the dedication) (Plaque on left contains a description of the Union and Confederate officers depicted in the sculpture) (Names of 29 states are incised in semi-circular wall surrounding sculpture) signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Kneeling Union officer is tending to a wounded Confederate officer. The wounded figure is reclining against a knapsack. The sculpture stands on a rectangular base, which in turn, stands on a circular base. There are benches around the monument and steps on each side leading to a walkway which surrounds the piece of three sides. The whole is surrounded by a semi-circular wall with the names of 29 states incised on each panel.
