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Frederick & Field,
History -- United States
Object -- Musical Instrument
Landscape -- Tree
Emblem -- Seal
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
136th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Frederick
&
Field
,
fabricator
. (
possibly
by)
Title:
136th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
One Hundred Thirty-sixth New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 16, 1888.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Quincy granite with bronze tondo; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. 6 in. x D. 6 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On front:) 136TH NEW YORK/INFANTRY,/2D BRIG. 2D DIV./11TH CORPS. (On left:) MUSTERED IN/SEPT. 26TH 1862,/MUSTERED OUT/JUNE JUNE 13TH 1865./RECRUITED IN/ALLEGANY, LIVINGSTONE,/AND WYOMING COUNTIES,/NEW YORK. (On rear:) TRANSFERRED TO/THE ARMY OF/THE CUMBERLAND/OCT. 1863. (On right:) JULY 1ST, 2D, 3D, 1863./NUMBER ENGAGED/CASUALTIES;/KILLED 17,/WOUNDED 89,/MISSING 3,/TOTAL 109 unsigned
Description:
A tree trunk adorned with military accouterments stands on a rough-hewn pedestal on a tiered, rough-hewn base. A drum sits atop the tree. A crescent Corps insignia appears on the front and back of the base and a State Seal tondo is on the lower front of the base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Drum
Landscape -- Tree
Emblem -- Seal
Emblem -- Military Insignia
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, West of Taneytown Road between Visitor Center & Reliance Mine, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
Monument is one of 90 honoring New York troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It indicates the position held by the 136th New York Infantry on the afternoon of July 1, 1863 when ordered to cover the retreat of the 1st Corps and support artillery on Cemetery Hill. The sculpture (referred to as MN 285) is listed in the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 23.
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 PA000773
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