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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:  Dedicated Oct. 19, 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (On lower right side:) BOSTON MARBLE & GRANITE/CO. WORCESTER MASS. (On front of backpack:) NINTH MASS. BATTERY/CAPT. BIGELOW/JULY 3D AND 4TH 1863,/TWO GUNS/LT. MILTON COMDG./ONLY OFFICER AND GUNS/EFFECTIVE AFTER ENGAGEMENT/TROSTLES FIELD JULY 2D 1863. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  A rough slab of granite carved with a relief depicting a soldier's backpack. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Dress -- Accessory -- Knapsack Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg 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, Ziegler's Grove, North Hancock Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument (also referred to as MN 213) is on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures, and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. ?, 1975-1976. The monument is one of twenty-five honoring Massachusetts units in the Gettysburg campaign and one of eight-five with granite reliefs. The monument marks the third position held by the remains of Bigelow's Battery on July 3, 1863. 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 PA002026   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA002026 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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