Marker: granite or marble; Relief plaque: bronze; Seal: bronze
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 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park P. O. Box 2128 Ft. Oglethorpe Georgia 30742
Located Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Glenn Hill Ft. Oglethorpe Georgia
Date:
1894
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
Moynihan, Frank, 1992.
Image on file.
Kerr, Jack, "Monuments and Markers of the 29 States Engaged at Chickamauga and Chattanooga," Collegedale, TN: The College Press, n.d.
F. MOYNIHAN/SC. M.J. POWER/FOUNDER/N.Y. (Lower front of marker, raised and polished lettering:) PENNSYLVANIA'S/9TH "LOCHIEL" VETERAN CAVALRY/1ST BRIGADE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION/ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND (Bronze plaque on rear of marker below state seal: description of the battle) signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A bronze bas-relief plaque depicting a cavalry soldier preparing to mount his horse, set on front of peaked granite marker. On the rear of the marker is a square State of Pennsylvania seal. The marker is mounted upon a rough-cut, two-block base.
