120th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

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120th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Frederick & Field, fabricator.

120th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 25, 1889.

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Quincy granite; Relief plaque: bronze.

Approx. H. 25 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.

(On front, near base:) 120TH NEW YORK INFANTRY,/2D BRIGADE 2D DIVISION, 3D CORPS. (On back, bronze seal:) ON JULY 3RD/SUPPORTED THE LEFT/CENTRE OF THE ARMY,/ORGANIZED AT/KINGSTON N.Y./MUSTERED INTO THE U.S. SERVICE/AUGUST 22, 1862/MUSTERED OUT JUNE 3, 1865 (On bronze plaques: list of battles) unsigned

A column of rough granite blocks is topped with the Third Corps diamond symbol and adorned on the front with a bronze relief plaque depicting the state seal.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg

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, Sickles Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

The monument (also referred to as MN 192) is on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures, and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 22, 1975-1976. The monument is one of ninety in the park honoring New York commands in the Gettysburg campaign. The location of the monument designates the part of the line occupied by the regiment on the afternoon of July 2, 1863.

Surveyed 1995 April. Treatment urgent.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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