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This forum contains profiles of Monuments, Memorials, Battlefield Structures, Landmarks, and other Points of Interest from the history of the American Civil War.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken between 1999 & 2005. :us34stars: :CSA1stNat: The High Water Mark is a small grove located on the northern portion of Cemetery Ridge. On July 3, 1863 it was the site of vicious hand-to-hand combat during the bloody climax of Pickett's Charge. Colonel John Bachelder, the first government historian of the Gettysburg battlefield, deemed this area "High Water Mark of the Rebellion" and helped place the High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument here in 1892. The monument lists the commands of both armies that participated in Pickett's Charge. This grouping of trees marked a Confederate crest of the battle and the war. After Gettysburg, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia would...
State of Florida Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken about 2003. :CSA1stNat: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: West Confederate Avenue, South of the Biesecker Woods Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 36.43", -77° 15' 14.44" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Florida: 740 Gettysburg Casualties from Florida: 455 or 62% MONUMENT DETAILS Designer: J.B. Hill Fabricator: Bruns Monumental Co. Dedicated: July 3, 1963 Dimensions: Sculpture: Height: 14 ft. 3 in.; Base: 11 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Description: Two granite tablet markers, one taller than the other, and a pylon decorated with laurel leaves at the top, all mounted on a three-stepped base. The taller marker has the Florida State Seal on the...
State of North Carolina Monument :CSA1stNat: ©Michael Kendra, about 2003. MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Seminary Ridge east of West Confederate Avenue Map Coordinates: +39° 49' 5.88", -77° 14' 49.92" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from North Carolina: 14,150 Gettysburg Casualties from North Carolina: 6,160 or 43% MONUMENT DETAILS Artist: Borglum, Gutzon, sculptor Kunst Foundry, founder Dedicated: July 3, 1929 Dimensions: Sculpture: H. 15 ft. 9 in. Base: 9 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. Cost: $50,000.00 (July 1929) for the Monument and property. Description: A bronze group of five figures representing North Carolina infantrymen charging forward in the midst of battle. Three of...
Brigadier General Samuel Wylie Crawford Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken between 1999 & 2005. :us34stars: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Plum Run Valley, East side of Crawford Avenue Leader of: 3rd Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac :tinyus34: Map Coordinates: +39° 47' 44.52", -77° 14' 19.68" Biography: Samuel Wylie Crawford MONUMENT DETAILS Artists: Sculptor: Ron Tunison Founder: Tallix Inc., Beacon, New York Dedicated: June 25, 1988 Dimensions: Sculpture: H. 182 in. Base: 3 ft. x 60 in. x 48 in. Weight: 2000 lbs. Base Material: A Natural boulder from Crawford's Franklin Country Description: Full-length bronze portrait of Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford stands on a...
State of Alabama Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken between 1999 & 2005. :CSA1stNat: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: South Confederate Avenue Map Coordinates: +39° 47' 9.60", -77° 15' 15.48" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Alabama: 5,930 Gettysburg Casualties from Alabama: 2,250 or 38% MONUMENT DETAILS Origin: Alabama Division of the United daughters of the Confederacy about 1927 Artist: Joseph Urner Contractors: Stone Work: Hammacker Brothers Foundry Work: Roman Bronze Company Dedicated: November 12, 1933 Dimensions: Sculpture: 7 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft. 9 in. x 35 in. Base: 33 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. Weight: 28.5 tons. Cost: $12,000.00 (November 1933) Description...
Major General Henry W. Slocum Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken between 1999 & 2005. :us34stars: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Stevens Knoll, North side of Slocum Avenue Leader of: XII Corps, Army of the Potomac :tinyus34: Strength: 10,700 men, 20 guns Casualties: 205 killed; 810 wounded; 65 missing; 1,080 total Map Coordinates: +39° 49' 8.76", -77° 13' 28.56" Biography: Henry W. Slocum MONUMENT DETAILS Artists: Sculptor: Edward Clark Potter Designer: A. J. Zabriskie Founder: Gorham Manufacturing Company Fabricator: C. E. Tayntor & Company Dedicated: September 19, 1902 Dimensions: Sculpture: 15′ 6″ tall Base: 16′ tall, L. 11 ft. 9 3/4 in. x W. 4 ft. Statue Weight...
Sachs Covered Bridge LANDMARK PROFILE Also Known As: Adams County Bridge No. 1 PA State Bridge #8 (according to The Gettysburg Times on January 17, 1952) Sauck's Covered Bridge Sauches Covered Bridge (1863) Waterworks Bridge (1894-1913) Proper Pronounciation: Sachs is pronounced: SOX Battlefield: Near Gettysburg National Military Park Current Owner: Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association Previously: Adams County Historical Society Location (Construction Period): on the road from Gettysburg to Nunemaker's Mill Location (Modern): Waterworks Road, near Pumping Station Road, Adams County, Pennsylvania Crosses: Lower Marsh Creek Map Coordinates: 39°47'51" N, 77°16'34" W Admission: Free Listed on the National Register of...
Major General John Sedgwick Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken between 1999 & 2005. :us34stars: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Sedgwick Avenue Leader of: 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac :tinyus34: Strength: 13,600 men, 48 guns Casualties: 27 killed; 185 wounded; 30 missing; 242 total Map Coordinates: +39° 47' 46.32", -77° 14' 2.04" Biography: John Sedgwick MONUMENT DETAILS Artists: Sculptor: Henry K. Bush-Brown Founder: Philadelphia’s Bureau Brothers Foundry Carver: Davis Granite Company Fabricator: Norcross Brothers Artist's Model Approved: November 1910 Dedicated: June 19, 1913 Base Material: Stony Creek Granite Dimensions: Sculpture: H. 15 ft. Base: 6 ft. x 12 ft. x 5...
Major General George G. Meade Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken between 1999 & 2005. :us34stars: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Cemetery Ridge, East of Hancock Avenue, Leister Farm Leader of: Army of the Potomac :tinyus34: Strength: 93,540 men, 360 guns Casualties: 3,150 killed; 14,500 wounded; 5,150 missing; 22,800 total Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 50.04", -77° 14' 5.28" Biography: George G. Meade MONUMENT DETAILS Artists: Sculptor: Henry K. Bush-Brown Founder: Philadelphia’s Bureau Brothers Foundary Dedicated: June 5, 1896 Dimensions: Sculpture: 11 ft. 4 in. tall Base: 9 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 14 ft. 2 1/2 in. Cost: $37,500.00, paid for by the State of Pennsylvania...
Lincoln Speech Memorial © Michael Kendra, April 2002. :us34stars: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: South Side of the National Cemetery Map Coordinates: +39° 49' 3.00", -77° 13' 54.84" MONUMENT DETAILS Artist: Sculptor: Henry K. Bush-Brown Fabricator: Van Amringe Granite Company Dedicated: January 24, 1912. Rededicated November 20, 1967 Dimensions: Sculpture: 2 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 6 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. Base: H. 8 ft. x W. 22 ft. Front plaques: 4 x 5 ft. Description: A bronze bust of Lincoln rests on a granite pedestal in the center of a curved granite wall. Flanking the bust are two rectangular bronze plaques, one inscribed with the Gettysburg Address and one...
© Mike Kendra, ‎April 18, 2009One of the most recognizable sites on the Lincoln Highway within Gettysburg is the Barn at the McPherson Farm. There was a tremendous amount of fighting here in the fields during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The barn is the only structure that is left standing of the original farm. LANDMARK PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: near Chambersburg Pike (US Route 30) and Stone Avenue Intersection Map Coordinates: +39° 50' 15.09", -77° 15' 3.90" Occupants in July 1863: John Slentz and his family Owner in July 1863: Edward McPherson Current Owner: National Park Service LANDMARK DETAILS Farm Size: 95 acres Farm Structures in 1863: Farm House, Bank Barn...
State of Pennsylvania Memorial :us34stars: © Michael Kendra, April 2002. MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: At triangular block of Hancock, Humphreys, and Pleasanton Aves Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 27.72", -77° 14' 6.36" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Pennsylvania: 23,410 Gettysburg Casualties from Pennsylvania: 5,885 or 25% MONUMENT DETAILS Proposed by: Senator Andrew G. Curtin in the 1880s He advocated for a "Pennsylvania Memorial Hall" to be built atop Little Round Top. The proposed building was included in an 1889 state appropriations bill, that was vetoed by Governor James A. Beaver Approved by: The Pennsylvania Legislature in 1909 They also appropriated $150,000 for...
Cashtown Inn © Michael Kendra, April 18, 2009 :CSA1stNat: Located along the old Lincoln Highway or Chambersburg Pike in the town of Cashtown several miles west of Gettysburg, the brick Cashtown Inn served as a meeting place for Generals Robert E. Lee and A. P. Hill on July 1, 1863. LANDMARK PROFILE Also Known As: Jacob Mickley's Inn (Civil War Era) Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania (8 miles west of the town of Gettysburg) Location: 1325 Old Route 30, Cashtown, Pennsylvania Originally Chambersburg Turnpike Part of "Lincoln Highway" Current Owners: Privately Owned by Jack and Maria Paladino Map Coordinates: +39° 53' 4.68", -77° 21' 37.73" / 39.884702830741574, -77.3603809433523 Structure Used In 1863...
State of Indiana Monument ©Michael Kendra, April 2002. :us34stars: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: East Confederate and Slocum Aves, Spangler Meadow Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 50.76", -77° 12' 58.68" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Indiana: 2,040 Gettysburg Casualties from Indiana: 550 or 27% MONUMENT DETAILS Sculptor: Al Yeager Fabricator: Codori Memorials Dedicated: July 1, 1971 Dimensions: Sculpture: H. 12 ft. 11 in. x W. 5 ft.; Base: W. 11 ft. x D. 6 ft. Description: Two Barre granite monoliths stand on a pedestal and base, surrounded by an Indiana limestone patio and walkway. The Indiana State Seal is incised into the lower front face, between the monoliths. Cost...
State of Georgia Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken between 1999 & 2005. :CSA1stNat: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Warfield Ridge, West Confederate Avenue, South of Millerstown Road Map Coordinates: +39° 47' 56.04", -77° 15' 21.60" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Georgia: 13,080 Gettysburg Casualties from Georgia: 2,700 or 28% MONUMENT DETAILS Origin: Prior to Centennial of Civil War (1961), the Georgia legislature appropriated money to construct a memorial Sculptor: Harry Sellers Fabricator: Marietta Memorials Dedicated: September 21, 1961 Dimensions: Memorial: 15 feet, 6 inches by 7 feet, 7 inches by 7 feet, 7 inches Description: A shaft of polished Georgia blue granite, with...
© Michael Kendra, October 13, 2002In 1836 the master bridge builder John Weaver put the finishing touches on Lower Bridge, a beautifully proportioned, 192-foot-long stone bridge over Antietam Creek. Twenty-six years later the bridge became the battleground for the bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War. On that pivotal day, September 17, 1862, nearly five thousand Americans lost their lives in the rolling hills and farmland near Sharpsburg in the Battle of Antietam. Ever since, the bridge has borne the name of General Ambrose P. Burnside, commander of the Union troops that stormed the bridge under withering Confederate fire. Burnside's Bridge is now under the care of the National Park Service, the three-arch bridge has been...
State of Louisiana Monument :CSA1stNat: ©Michael Kendra, April of 2002. MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: West Confederate Avenue across from Pitzer's Woods Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 10.80", -77° 15' 20.88" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Louisiana: 3,030 Gettysburg Casualties from Louisiana: 725 or 24% MONUMENT DETAILS Origin: Louisiana Division of the Daughters of the Confederacy in 1966 Artist: De Lue, Donald Bronze Casting: Completed in Italy Dedicated: June 11, 1971 Dimensions: Overall: H. 22 ft. Female figure: H. 10 ft. 6 in. Recumbant male figure: L. 9 ft. Base: 3 ft. x 9 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft. 10 in. Cost: $100,000 Description: A bronze sculpture of a female figure...
1st New Jersey Light Artillery, Battery B Monument :us34stars: Gettysburg NMP, PA, by Mike Kendra, Taken between 1999 & 2005. MONUMENT PROFILE Unit Represented: 1st New Jersey Light Artillery Battery B Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Sickles Avenue Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 4.78", -77° 14' 49.88" Part of: III Corps, Artillery Brigade Commanded by: Capt. A.J. Clark, Lt. Robert Simms Equipped with: Six 10 pdr. Parrott Rifles Men Engaged at Gettysburg: 143 Gettysburg Casualties: Killed 1, Wounded 16, Missing 3; Total 20 MONUMENT TEXT FRONT: "Clark's Battery, Battery B, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery, 3d Corps. Fought here from 2 until 7 o'clock on July 2, 1863, firing 1,300 rounds of ammunition...
:CSA1stNat: Monument Ave, Richmond, VA ©Michael Kendra, 2015. MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: City of Richmond, Virginia Location: Monument Avenue and Lombardy Street intersection at Stuart Circle Map Coordinates: 37° 33.148′ N, 77° 27.474′ W Added to National Register of Historic Places: January 17, 1991, #90002098 MONUMENT DETAILS Origin: Stuart Monumental Association, formed April 1866 Later in 1892, known as the Veteran Cavalry Association of the Army of Northern Virginia Artist: Frederick Moynihan of New York Cost: $30,000.00 in 1907 Dedicated: May 30, 1907 Restoration: Completed in 2006 at a cost of about $35,000 Organized by a campaign by the Stuart-Mosby Historic Society Dimensions: Equestrian bronze statue- h. 15 ft...
Soldiers' National Monument Farragutful, Sept 2017 :us34stars: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Soldiers' National Cemetery Map Coordinates: +39° 49' 11.28", -77° 13' 52.32" MONUMENT DETAILS Artists: Sculptor: Randolph Rogers Designer: James Goodwin Batterson Designer: George W. Keller Cornerstone Laid: July 4, 1865 Dedicated: July 1, 1869 Dimensions: Sculpture: H. 60 ft. Base: W. 25 ft. x D. 25 ft. Description: The design of the monument, as executed by Mr. J. G. Batterson, of Hartford, Connecticut, is intended to be purely historical, telling its own story with such simplicity that any discerning mind will readily comprehend its meaning and purpose. The...
State of Virginia Monument :CSA1stNat: Photo ©Michael Kendra, about 2002. MONUMENT PROFILE Also Known As: Robert E. Lee Monument Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Seminary Ridge east of West Confederate Avenue Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 50.76", -77° 15' 1.08" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Virginia: 19,030 Gettysburg Casualties from Virginia: 4,470 or 25% MONUMENT DETAILS Artist: Sculptor: Frederick William Sievers Founder: Tiffany and Company Fabricator: Van Amringe Granite Company Commissioned: March 9, 1908 Dedicated: June 8, 1917 Dimensions: Total Height: 42 ft. Sculpture: H. 14 ft. Pedestal: H. 28 ft. Cost: $50,000.00 (June 1917) Description: A three-stepped Mt. Airy granite base...
Stonewall Jackson Monument - Monument Ave, Richmond, VA ©Michael Kendra, 2015. Battlefield: City of Richmond, Virginia Location: At the intersection of Monument Avenue and The Boulevard (now Arthur Ashe Boulevard) Map Coordinates: 37° 33' 37.90", -77° 28' 16.69" Part of: ANV MONUMENT DETAILS Artist: William F. Sievers Date Conceived: November 29, 1911 Planning & Fundraising: Rev. James Powers Smith as president of the The Jackson Monument Corporation. Jackson’s widow Mary Anna supported the fundraising. The UDC contributed to fundraising efforts. Cornerstone Laid: June 3, 1915 Dedicated: October 11, 1919 Cost: about $40,000.00 $10,000.00 appropriated by the State Legislature $10,000.00 by the City of Richmond $5,000 by the...
Lieutenant General James Longstreet Monument :CSA1stNat: Gettysburg NMP, ©Michael Kendra, 2003. Longstreet's most controversial service was at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, where he openly disagreed with General Lee on the tactics to be employed and reluctantly supervised several unsuccessful attacks on Union forces, including the disastrous Pickett's Charge. MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Pitzer's Woods off West Confederate Ave Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 20.52", -77° 15' 23.76" Leader of: 1st Corps, ANV MONUMENT DETAILS Artist: Casteel, Gary, sculptor NPS Site Approval: February 3, 1993 Sculpture Completed: September 1997 Dedicated: July 3, 1998 Dimensions: About...
State of New York Monument :us34stars: ©Michael Kendra, April 2002. MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Northeast side of the National Cemetery Map Coordinates: +39° 49' 14.88", -77° 13' 50.16" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from New York: 23,050 Gettysburg Casualties from New York: 6,695 or 29% MONUMENT DETAILS Artists: Sculptor: Caspar Buberl Fabricator: Hallowell Granite Company Founder: Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company Dedicated: July 2, 1893 Dimensions: Total: H. 93 ft. Sculpture: H. 13 ft.; Base: 27 ft. 8 in. square. Cost: $59,095.30 (July 1893) Description: At the top of a Fox Island granite column stands an allegorical female figure representing the state of New York. She...
Brigadier General Gouverneur Kemble Warren Monument :us34stars: Gettysburg NMP, ©Michael Kendra, 2003. On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Warren initiated the defense of Little Round Top, recognizing the importance of the undefended position on the left flank of the Union Army, and directing, on his own initiative, the brigade of Col. Strong Vincent to occupy it just minutes before it was attacked. Warren suffered a minor neck wound during the Confederate assault. MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Crest of Little Round Top Map Coordinates: +39° 47' 33.00", -77° 14' 11.76" Leader of: Chief of Engineers, Army of the Potomac Biography: Gouverneur Kemble...
State of Arkansas Monument ©Michael Kendra, taken between 1999 & 2005. :CSA1stNat: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: West Confederate Avenue across from Snyder Farmhouse Map Coordinates: 39° 47' 33.36", -77° 15' 18.36" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Arkansas: 480 Gettysburg Casualties from Arkansas: 180 or 38% MONUMENT DETAILS Fabricator: Cobb Memorials Founder: Reynolds Metal Company Dedicated: June 18, 1966 Dimensions: Sculpture: H. 8 ft. 6 in. x L. 20 ft. x W. 8 ft.; Cubes: 2 x 2 ft. Description: Granite marker with carved outline of the State of Arkansas and text in center, flanked by grouping of soldiers on either side. The monument stands atop a three-stepped platform with...
State of Delaware Monument ©Michael Kendra, April 2002. :us34stars: :CSA1stNat: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Taneytown Road near site of the old Cyclorama building Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 57.96", -77° 13' 57.00" Men Engaged at Gettysburg: 485 Gettysburg Casualties: 160 or 33% MONUMENT DETAILS Artist: Ron Tunison & Richard Dayton Dedicated: April 29, 2000 Dimensions: Foundation: 11 feet x 8 feet Description: An pillar of Vermont granite adorned on the front with a 5' X 6' bronze relief plaque depicting Delaware's First Regiment repelling Pickett's Charge on Cemetery Ridge. On the back of the stone is a bronze inscription plaque listing 691 Union soldiers from Delaware. At...
Eternal Light Peace Memorial ©Michael Kendra, April 2002. :us34stars: :CSA1stNat: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: North Confederate Ave, On Oak Hill Map Coordinates: +39° 50' 54.60", -77° 14' 36.60" MONUMENT DETAILS Artists: Architect: Paul Philippe Cret Sculptor: Lee Oskar Lawrie Contractor: George A. Fuller Company Dedicated: July 3rd, 1938 Rededicated July 3rd, 1988 Dimensions: Overall: 40 x 42 x 85 ft. Shaft: H. 40 ft. Relief: H. 8 ft. Platform: L. 85 ft. x W. 42 ft. Cost: $60,000.00 (July 1938) Description: A tall square shaft rising from the center of a stone platform is topped by a bronze urn for an eternal flame. On the south face of the shaft is a...
©Michael Kendra, September 23, 2012. :CSA1stNat: Located on the Manassas National Battlefield, this cemetery contains the remains of Confederate soldiers from the First and Second Battles of Manassas. LANDMARK DETAILS Battlefield: Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA Location: Lee Highway, U.S. 29, east of Groveton Road / Featherbed Lane Map Coordinates: +38° 48' 50", -77° 32' 45" Established: 1867 Number of Burials: 266 Confederate soldiers Known: 2 Unknown: 264 Current Owner: National Park Service (Acquired in 1973) Admission: Free and open to the general public HISTORY OF GROVETON CONFEDERATE CEMETERY ©Michael Kendra, September 23, 2012. During the 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas, heavy fire often kept either side...
Photo ©Michael Kendra, October 13, 2002Stone Bridge crosses Bull Run at the eastern entrance of the Manassas National Battlefield Park. The original bridge, built in 1825, was destroyed during the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) on July 21, 1861, the first major land battle of the American Civil War. In 1884, a new bridge, similar to the original design, was built on the site of the old bridge. LANDMARK PROFILE Also Known As: Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike Bridge Battlefield: Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, Virginia Location: Crossing Bull Run Creek near U.S. Route 29 Map Coordinates: +38° 49' 27.46", -77° 30' 13.48" Built: 1825, Destroyed with Explosives by Confederates on July 21, 1861 Rebuilt: 1884...
State of Vermont Monument ©Michael Kendra, April 2002. :us34stars: MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Location: Hancock Avenue, just North of the Pennsylvania Monument Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 33.98", -77° 14' 10.93" Men Engaged at Gettysburg from Vermont: 4,360 Gettysburg Casualties from Vermont: 415 or 10% MONUMENT DETAILS Artist: Sculptor: Karl Gerhardt Fabricator: Frederick & Field Dedicated: October 9, 1889 Dimensions: Overall: H. 66 ft. Base: W. 17 ft. 5 in. x D. 17 ft. 5 in. Statue H. 11 ft. Cost: $11,750.00 in 1889 Description: At the top of a tall granite column is a bronze sculpture depicting Brig. Gen. George Stannard holding a sword in his proper left hand. At the...
Robert E. Lee Monument :CSA1stNat: Monument Ave, Richmond, VA ©Michael Kendra, 2015. MONUMENT PROFILE Battlefield: City of Richmond, Virginia Location: Lee Circle at the intersection of Monument Avenue and Allen Avenue Map Coordinates: 37° 33' 13.70", -77° 27' 36.30" Added to National Register of Historic Places: January 5, 2007, #0600121 Added to Virginia Landmarks Register: September 6, 2006, #127-0181 MONUMENT TEXT FRONT: "LEE" BACK: "LEE" Cornerstone: “This corner-stone of a monument to be erected to the memory of General Robert E. Lee was laid with Masonic ceremonies on the 27th day of October, 1887, by the Grand Lodge of Virginia, A.F. and A. Masons.” MONUMENT DETAILS Conceived: 1870, Shortly after the death of Robert E...
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