157th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

157th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

New England Monument Company, fabricator.

157th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

One Hundred Fifty-seventh New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 8, 1886.

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Sculpture: Oak Hill granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 60 x 55 x 32 in.; Base: approx. 11 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.

(Incised on front:) ERECTED BY THE SURVIVORS/OF THE 157TH REG'T NEW YORK VOL'S/IN MEMORY OF THE GALLANT COMRADES/WHO FELL HERE JULY 1, 1863 (In raised letters, lower front: 1ST BRIGADE 3RD DIVISION 11TH CORPS (Incised on rear:) GETTYSBURG/LOST HERE, 18 OFFICERS AND/291 ENLISTED MEN, REDUCING REG'T/TO 100 FOR DUTY. (On right side:) CHANCELLORSVILLE/GETTYSBURG/HAGERSTOWN/FORT WAGNER/SIEGE OF CHARLESTOWN/1, & 2, JOHN'S ISLAND (On left side:) CAMP MILTON/HONEY HILL/DEVEAUX NECK/DINGLE'S MILL/RAFTING CREEK/BOYKIN'S MILL/SUMPTER unsigned

Sarcophagus-like monument with gabled cap, sits atop a two-tiered base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

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, Intersection of Howard Avenue & Carlisle Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

The monument marks one of the positions taken by the 157th New York Infantry in the 11th Corps line before being forced to retire on the afternoon of July 1, 1863. It was erected by surviving members of the regiment. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 52) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 23. 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, PA2032, 1989.

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