Sculpture: Quincy granite with bronze reliefs; 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 Robinson Avenue Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Date:
Dedicated Sept. 4, 1888
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2027, 1989.
Image on file.
(On front:) 104TH/NEW YORK/INFANTRY/(WADSWORTH GUARDS)/FIRST BRIGADE/SECOND DIVISION/FIRST CORPS (On left:) REGIMENT RAISED/AT GENESEE/AND TROY N.Y./ORGANIZED AT/ALBANY N.Y./MARCH 8, 1862/DISCHARGED AT/ELMIRA N.Y./JULY 28, 1865. (On right:) CASUALTIES/11 KILLED/91 WOUNDED/92 CAPTURED/AND MISSING (On rear:) JULY 1ST 1863 unsigned
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Summary:
Tapered shaft with a rough-hewn pedestal stands on a tiered, smooth and rough-hewn base. The faces of the shaft are polished. The monument is topped with a Corps disk insignia. There is a round State Seal relief affixed to the front of the pedestal. On the plinth, below the Seal is a relief of crossed sabers and laurel branches with a cartridge box in the center.
