State of New York Monument
©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 holds a staff in her proper left hand and a wreath in her proper right hand. The foot of the column is adorned with a bronze New York state seal and a bronze relief depicting New York generals at Gettysburg. Below the column is a block made of Hallowell granite adorned with bronze inscription plaques.
- Remarks:
The monument depicts the state of New York holding a wreath to place over a grave. Although difficult to see from the ground, the face of the statue is weeping for the roughly 6,700 members of New York units who became casualties during the three days of Gettysburg.
MONUMENT DEDICATION
LOC Photo by Detroit Publishing Co., Circa 1903.
Program for exercises at the cemetery at 3 PM:
- Music Star Spangled Banner
- Hymn by Kennicot Quartette
- Prayer Rev. Dr. W. B. Derrick (Veteran Soldier)
- Introductory Remarks by President of the Board of Commissioners Gen. D. E. Sickles
- Dedication Address by the Rt. Rev. Bishop H. C. Potter
- Introduction of Governor Flower and Governor Pattison to Veterans
- Response by Governor Flower and Governor Pattison
- Poem by Mr. Dewitt C Sprague
- Hymn by Kennicot Quartette
- Patriotic Song by Kennicot Quartette
- Benediction by Bishop of Pennsylvania and Virginia
- Salute by U.S. Battery
(Follow the Above Links to see the text of the program in Google Books)
Newspaper Excerpts from the Gettysburg Compiler
Published July 4, 1893:
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MONUMENT TEXTTO THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK
WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, JULY 1, 2, 3, 1863,
MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE BURIED,
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL COMMONWEALTH.
STATE OF NEW YORK
WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, JULY 1, 2, 3, 1863,
MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE BURIED,
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL COMMONWEALTH.
OFFICIAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES IN THE NEW YORK COMMANDS:
KILLED:_____ 82 OFFICERS, ______912 ENLISTED MEN.
WOUNDED:______ 306 OFFICERS, ____3763 ENLISTED MEN.
CAPTURED OR MISSING:___ 68 OFFICERS,__ 1685 ENLISTED MEN.
KILLED:_____ 82 OFFICERS, ______912 ENLISTED MEN.
WOUNDED:______ 306 OFFICERS, ____3763 ENLISTED MEN.
CAPTURED OR MISSING:___ 68 OFFICERS,__ 1685 ENLISTED MEN.
GROUPS OF OFFICERS PORTRAYED ON BRONZE RELIEFS;
FRONT: MAJOR GENL. D. E. SICKLES ____OF N.Y. (WOUNDED)BRIG. GENL. J. B. CARR________OF N.Y. BRIG. GENL. J. H. H. WARD ____OF N.Y. BVT. MAJ. GENL. S.K. ZOOK ____OF N.Y. (KILLED) BRIG. GENL. R. B. AYERS_______OF N.Y. BRIG. GENL. S. H. WEED________OF N.Y. (KILLED) BVT. BRIG. GENL. H. E. TREMAIN OF N.Y. . . | OBVERSE: MAJOR GENL. H.W. SLOCUM___OF N.Y.MAJ. GEN. A. PLEASONTON____OF D.C. BRIG. GENL. J.S. WADSWORTH OF N.Y. BRIG. GENL. G.S. GREENE_____OF N.Y. BRIG. GEN. H. J. HUNT________OF O. BRIG. GENL. J.J. BARTLETT____OF N.Y. BRIG. GENL. D.A. RUSSEL_____OF N.Y. BRIG. GENL. A. SHALER_______OF N.Y. COL. H.A. BARNUM___________OF N.Y. | RIGHT: MAJ. GENL. J.F. REYNOLDS _____OF PA. (KILLED)MAJ. GENL. A. DOUBLEDAY _____OF N.Y. (WOUNDED) BRIG. GENL. A. VON STEINWEHR OF N.Y. BRIG. GENL. F.C. BARLOW ______OF N.Y. (WOUNDED) COL. F.C. DEVIN ______________OF N.Y. . . . . | LEFT: MAJ. GENL. W.S. HANCOCK _OF PA. (WOUNDED)MAJ. GENL. D. BUTTERFIELD OF N.Y. (WOUNDED) MAJ. GENL. G. K. WARREN __OF N.Y. (WOUNDED) BRIG. GENL. J. KILPATRICK_ OF N.Y. BRIG. GENL. A.S. WEBB ____OF N.Y. (WOUNDED) . . . . |
OFFICERS FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN UNITED STATES SERVICE
WHO WERE KILLED OR MORTALLY WOUNDED AT GETTYSBURG
JULY 1, 2, 3, 1863
WHO WERE KILLED OR MORTALLY WOUNDED AT GETTYSBURG
JULY 1, 2, 3, 1863
GENERAL OFFICERS BVT. MAJOR GENL. SAMUEL K. ZOOKBRIG. GENL. STEPHEN H. WEED 8TH N.Y. CAVALRY CAPT. CHARLES D. FOLLETT2ND N.Y. BATTERY LIEUT. F.J.T. BLUME14TH N.Y. BATTERY CAPT. JAMES MCKAY RORTY3RD U.S. ARTILLERY LIEUT. MANNING LIVINGSTON4TH U.S. ARTILLERY LIEUT. ALONZO H. CUSHING, LIEUT. BAYARD WILKESON; 11TH U.S. INFNTRY LIEUT. AMAZIAH J. BARBER12TH U.S. INFANTRY LIEUT. SILAS A. MILLER39TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. THEORDORE PAUSCH, LIEUT. ADOLPH WAGNER 40TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. WILLIAM H.H, JOHNSON41ST N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. RHINEHOLD WINZER43RD N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. WILLIAM H. GILFILLAN44TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. LUCIUS S. LARRABEE, LIEUT. EUGENE L. DUNHAM, LIEUT. BENJAMIN N. THOMAS 52ND N.Y. INFANTRY MAJOR EDWARD VENUTI58TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. GUSTAVE STOLDT, CAPT. EDWARD ANTONIESKI, LIEUT. LOUIS DEITRICH 59TH N.Y. INFANTRY LT. COLONEL MAX A. THOMAN, LIEUT. WILLIAM H. POHLMAN . . | 60TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. MYRON D. STANLEY61ST N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. FRANKLIN K. GARLAND64TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. HENRY V. FULLER, LIEUT. ALFRED H. LEWIS, LIEUT. WILLIS C. BABCOCK, LIEUT. IRA S. THURBER 66TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. GEORGE H. INGE, CAPT. ELIJAH F. MUNN 68TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. OTTO FRIEDRICH71ST N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. ANDREW W. ESTES72ND N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. CHARLES A. FOSS73RD N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. EUGENE C. SHINE, LIEUT. WILIAM L. HERBERT, LIEUT. JAMES MARKSMAN, LIEUT. GEORGE P. DENNEN, LIEUT. MARTIN E. HIGGINS 74TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. WILLIAM H. CHESTER76TH N.Y. INFANTRY MAJOR ANDREW J. GROVER, CAPT. ROBERT B. EVERETT, CAPT. ROBERT STORY, LIEUT. PHILIP KEELER, LIEUT. ROBERT C. NOXON 80TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. JOSEPH S. CORBIN, CAPT. AMBROSE N. BALDWIN, LIEUT. GEORGE W. BRANKSTONE 82ND N.Y. INFANTRY LT. COLONEL JAMES HUSTON, CAPT. JONAH C. HOYT, LIEUT. JOHN H. MCDONALD, LIEUT. JOHN CRANSTON . | 83RD N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. THOMAS W. QUIRK,LIEUT. CHARLES A. CLARK 86TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. JOHN N. WARNER88TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. WILLIAM MCCLELLAND97TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. RUSH P. CADY, LIEUT. WILLIAM J. MORRIN, LIEUT. JAMES H. STYLES 102ND N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. JOHN MEAD, LIEUT. JOSIAH V. UPHAM 104TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. THOMAS JOHNSTON108TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. CARL V. AMIET, LIEUT. DAYTON T. CARD, LIEUT. ROBERT EVANS 111TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. JOHN H. DRAKE, LIEUT. AUGUSTUS W. PROSEUS, LIEUT ERASTUS M. GRANGER 119TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. OTTO TRUMPELMAN, LIEUT. EMIL FROST, LIEUT. MATTHIAS ROSEMAN 120TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. AYRES C. BARKER, CAPT. LANSING HOLLISTER, LIEUT. MICHAEL E. CREIGHTON, LIEUT. JASON CARLE, LIEUT. WILLIAM J. COCKBURN, LIEUT. JOHN R. BURHANS, LIEUT. FREDERICK FREELEWICK, LIEUT. EDWARD H. KETCHUM 123RD N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. NORMAN F. WEER. . . | 124TH N.Y. INFANTRY COLONEL A. VAN HORN ELLIS, MAJOR JAMES CROMWELL, CAPT. ISAAC NICHOLS, LIEUT. J. MILNOR BROWN 125TH N.Y. INFANTRY COLONEL GEORGE L. WILLARD, CAPT. EPHRAIM WOOD 126TH N.Y. INFANTRY COLONEL ELIAKIM SHERRILL, CAPT. ISAAC SHIMER, CAPT. ORIN J. HERENDEEN, CAPT. CHARLES M. WHEELER, LIEUT. JACOB SHERMAN, LIEUT. RUFUS P. HOLMES 134TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. HENRY I. PALMER, LIEUT. LUCIUS MEAD 137TH N.Y. INFANTRY CAPT. OSCAR C. WILLIAMS, CAPT. JOSEPH H. GREGG, LIEUT. JOHN H. VAN EMBURGH, LIEUT. HENRY C. HELLETT 140TH N.Y. INFANTRY COLONEL PATRICK H. O’RORKE, LIEUT. CHARLES P. KLEIN, LIEUT. HUGH MCGRAW 147TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. WILLIAM P. SCHENCK, LIEUT. DAVID C. VAN DUSEN, LIEUT. SYLVESTER J. TAYLOR, LIEUT. GUILFORD D. MACE, LIEUT. DANIEL MCASSY 157TH N.Y. INFANTRY LIEUT. COLONEL GEORGE ARROWSMITH, CAPT. JASON K. BACKUS, CAPT. HARRISON FRANK, CAPT. GEORGE A. ADAMS, LIEUT. JOSEPH F. HENRY, LIEUT. RANDALL D. LOWER 1ST U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CAPT. CHARLES D. MCLEAN |
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
NPS Photo, During a Monument Cleaning, July 2018
NPS Photo, During a Monument Cleaning, July 2018
LOC Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, 2019.
NPS Photo, During a Monument Cleaning, July 2018
- Final Report on the Battlefield of Gettysburg, by the New York Monuments Commission, 1902.
- Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments, by Tom Huntington, 2013.
New York State monument at Gettysburg, with photos and monument text
New York State monument in the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, with photos, inscriptions from rge monument, and map location.
gettysburg.stonesentinels.com
New York State Monument | Gettysburg Daily
From the Archives: The New York State Monument viewed from the air. The monument is[...]
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New York State Monument Cleaned | Gettysburg Daily
This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 3:40 PM on Sunday, September 25, 2011.[...]
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citation information
The following information is provided for citations.
Article Title: | State of New York Monument (Gettysburg) |
Article Subject: | Civil War Monuments, Structures, & Other Points of Interest |
Author: | ★Mike Kendra, @CivilWarTalk |
Website Name: | CivilWarTalk.com |
URL: | https://civilwartalk.com/threads/state-of-new-york-monument-gettysburg.165447/ |
Publisher: | CivilWarTalk, LLC |
Original Published Date: | January 14, 2020 |
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