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9th Massachusetts Battery Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bigelow, John, sculptor. Reed, Charles, sculptor. Boston Marble & Granite Company, fabricator. Title:  9th Massachusetts Battery Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Quincy granite with a bronze plaque. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 9 ft. x 4 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  (On front:) NINTH MASS./BATTERY,/CAPTAIN BIGELOW/JULY 2, 1863/KILLED, WOUNDED 2 OFFICERS 1/3 NON. COM. OFFICERS 6/5 ENLISTED MEN 13/10 [illegible]20/80 HORSES (Plaque on the rear of the monument describes the action of July 2, 1863) unsigned Description:  Rough-hewn monolith contains various relief elements in a recessed area on the front and a long plaque with text describing the events of July 2, 1863 on the rear. Decorative elements include a palm frond and the State Seal. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Relief Sculpture Owner:  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, Wheatfield Avenue, north side, between the two Sickles Avenues, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument is one of twenty-five that honor Massachusetts troops. It indicates the first position held by the 9th Massachusetts Battery on July 2, 1863, before being forced to withdraw in the face of the assault by Barksdale's Confederates. The monument (referred to as MN169) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 16. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS PA001984   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001984 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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