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2nd New York Cavalry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Gerhardt, Karl, 1853-1940, sculptor. New England Monument Company, fabricator. Title:  2nd New York Cavalry Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Second New York Cavalry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 19, 1892. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Westerly granite with bronze elements; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft.; Base: approx. W. 7 ft. x D. 5 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  (On bronze plaque:) THIS REGIMENT/WAS ENGAGED IN THE BATTLES AND/SKIRMISHES OF THE CAVALRY CORPS/UNTIL THE BRIGADE REACHED/HANOVER JUNCTION, JUNE 30, 1863/WHEN IT WAS MOVED HASTILY TO/MANCHESTER TO GUARD TRAINS AGAINST/RUMORED MOVEMENTS OF THE ENEMY AND/PICKETED THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY./JULY 4TH/JOINED 3RD DIVISION IN PURSUIT/OF THE ENEMY AND PARTICIPATED/IN THE CAVALRY ENGAGEMENTS/UNTIL THE ENEMY RETREATED INTO VIRGINIA unsigned Description:  Vertical shaft stands atop a tiered, rough-hewn base. A New York State Seal is affixed to the upper portion of the shaft and is framed by foliage. A relief of a horse's head is at the lower portion of the shaft. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Animal -- Horse 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, Hummelbaugh Field, north of Pleasonton Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  This is one of 90 monuments on the site honoring New York troops who fought in the Gettysburg campaign. The unit was not present on the battlefield, but was at Manchester, Maryland guarding Union supply trains. The sculpture (referred to as MN 254) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 25. 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 PA000743   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000743 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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