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O'Kelley, S. J.,
Frederick & Field,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
State of Being -- Evil
Emblem -- Seal
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
Battery K, 1st New York Battery, (sculpture).
Artist:
O
'Kelley,
S
.
J
.,
sculptor
.
Frederick & Field, fabricator.
Title:
Battery K, 1st New York Battery, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Fitzhugh'
s
Battery, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 2, 1888. Relocated April 1903.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite with bronze reliefs.
Dimensions:
Approx. 9 ft. x 7 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On front, below relief:) BATTERY K./1ST N.Y. LIGHT ARTILLERY./(11TH NEW YORK INDEPENDENT BATTERY ATTACHED)/ARTILLERY RESERVE (On reverse:) BATTERY K,/(FITZHUGH'
S
)/HELD THIS POSITION/JULY 3RD 1863, AND ASSISTED/IN REPELLING PICKETT'
S
CHARGE./CASUALTIES, WOUNDED 7./ORGANIZED AT FORT PLAIN, N.Y./MUSTERED IN OCT. 10TH 1861./PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENTS/BOLIVAR HEIGHTS,/BEVERLY FORD,/RAPPAHANNOCK STATION/CHANCELLORSVILLE,/GETTYSBURG,/MINE RUN/MUSTERED OUT JUNE 20TH 1865 unsigned
Description:
Monument consists of pictorial reliefs affixed to a rounded marker which stands on a sloped, two-course base. The main relief depicts a battle scene, in which artillerymen are loading a cannon. Above this relief is round New York State Seal. The monument has rough-hewn surfaces.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
State of Being -- Evil -- War
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
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, Hancock Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument is one of 90 in the park honoring New York troops and one of 32 with bronze reliefs. It indicates the position held by Fitzhugh'
s
Battery on July 3, 1863. It was originally installed on Pleasanton Avenue and was moved to its current site in April 1903. The sculpture, also referred to as MN 221, is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 24 and is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures, 1975-1976.
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 PA002032
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