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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Piatti, Emilio F.,     New England Monument Company,     Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,     History -- United States     Animal -- Horse     Emblem -- Seal     Emblem -- Military Insignia     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg     Relief     Sculpture

4th New York Cavalry, (sculpture). Artist:  Piatti, Emilio F., sculptor. New England Monument Company, fabricator. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  4th New York Cavalry, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Fourth New York Cavalry, (sculpture). 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division Cavalry Corps, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 2, 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Concord granite with bronze elements; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 14 ft.; Base: approx. W. 7 ft. x D. 5 ft. Inscription:  Cast by Henry Bonnard Bronze Co. (On plaque, rear:) THIS REGIMENT PARTICIPATED IN THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN UNTIL REACHING HANOVER JUNCTION JUNE 30, WHEN WITH THE BRIGADE IT WAS DETACHED AND MOVED TO MANCHESTER WHERE IT PICKETED THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY UNTIL JULY 3RD, WHEN IT PROCEEDED TO WESTMINSTER, ON THE 4TH. IT JOINED JOHN KILPATRICK'S DIVISION IN PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY AND WITH IT PARTICIPATED AT MONTEREY PASS THAT NIGHT, AND IN THE MANY OTHER CAVALRY ENGAGEMENTS UNTIL THE ENEMY RECROSSED THE POTOMAC unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Vertical shaft with rough-hewn edges stands atop a tiered base. A New York State Seal is affixed to the upper portion of the shaft and a relief of a horse's head is at the lower portion. A relief of the Cavalry Corps insignia is at the top of the shaft. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Animal -- Horse Emblem -- Seal Emblem -- Military Insignia 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 255) 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 PA000744   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000744 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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