58th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

58th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

New England Monument Company, fabricator.

58th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 2, 1888.

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Sculpture: white granite with bronze relief; Base: granite.

Overall: approx. 20 ft. x 7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.

(On pedestal, front, in raised letters:) 58TH NEW YORK/INFANTRY/2ND. BRIGADE/3RD. DIVISION/11TH. CORPS (Inscription appears on the rear of the pedestal) unsigned

Obelisk stands on a pedestal and rough-hewn, tiered base. Crescent corps insignia appear on the upper front and rear sides of the obelisk. Engaged columns flank the sides of the pedestal. A relief of the New York state seal is affixed to the lower front of the obelisk.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Emblem -- Military Insignia

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, East Howard Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

The monument marks the general position held by two companies of the 58th New York Infantry on July 1, 1863. In June 1939, the monument was damaged by lightning and repaired. The sculpture is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 64) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 21. 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, PA2012, 1989.

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