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    157th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    New England Monument Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    157th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    One Hundred Fifty-seventh New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Sept. 1886.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Quincy and Barre granite with bronze elements; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 14 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. 6 in. x D. 5 ft. 9 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front, in raised letters:) 157TH/NEW YORK/INFANTRY/1ST. BRIGADE/3RD. DIVISION/11TH. CORPS (There are additional inscriptions on recessed plaques located on the three sides of the shaft at the base) unsigned
    Description: 
    The monument is a tapered shaft on a tiered rough-hewn base. It has an apexed cap and relief of an eagle with wings spread at the cornice. There are recessed plaques on three sides of the shaft, near the bottom. There are also reliefs of the New York State Seal and a crescent corps insignia near the cornice.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Emblem -- Military Insignia
    Emblem -- Seal
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    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, Corner of Howard Avenue & Carlisle Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
    Remarks: 
    The monument marks one of the positions taken by the 157th New York Infantry in the 11th Corps line before being moved toward the center of the line. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 59) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 25. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2030, 1989.
    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 PA001596
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