Companies E and H, 2 U.S. Sharpshooters (Vermont), (sculpture).

Companies E and H, 2 U.S. Sharpshooters (Vermont), (sculpture).

Moynehan, F., sculptor.

Companies E and H, 2 U.S. Sharpshooters (Vermont), (sculpture).

Dedicated Oct. 1889.

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Memorial: granite; Base: granite.

Memorial: approx. 11 ft. x 5 ft. 6in. x 2 ft. 10 in.

(On front of marker:) COMPANIES E AND H/SECOND UNITED STATES/SHARPSHOOTERS;/SECOND BRIGADE/FIRST DIVISION, THIRD CORPS./ARRIVING ON THE FIELD JULY 1, AT G.P./JULY 2 MET THERE ON SET OF LONGSTRIGHT'S/CORPS NEAR THIS POINT AND HELPED TO CHECK ITS ADVANCE UPON ROUND TOP/JULY 3, REINFORCED THE FRONT LINES IN/THE REPULSE OF PICKETT'S ASSAULT./JULY 4, SKIRMISHES ALL DAY ALONG THE EMMITTSBURG ROAD./NUMBER (illegible transcription) 48, WOUNDED 9, CAPTURED 6 (Back side has information on organization and activities of unit) unsigned

Granite monolith with reliefs of Vermont State seal, crossed muskets, and a hornet's nest on the front. The text inscription is set within a scrolled tablet on front of the monolith. The monolith sits atop a rough-hewn base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Vermont

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Object -- Other -- Nest

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, On south side of Granite Farm lake, in garden area, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

The monument marks the position of the 2nd Sharpshooters on July 2, 1863, as they faced a marching column of Confederates in Hood's Division.The monument is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN84) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 37. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2084, 1989.

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