General John Frederic Hartranft, (sculpture).

General John Frederic Hartranft, (sculpture).

Ruckstull, Frederic Wellington, 1853-1942, sculptor.

Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

General John Frederic Hartranft, (sculpture).

Equestrian Statue of General John F. Harntranft, (sculpture).

Modeled 1897. Cast 1899. Dedicated May 1899. Relocated 1927.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 40 in. x 13 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. x 13 ft.

(On bronze base of sculpture, proper left rear:) PARIS/1897/F.W. RUCKSTUHL SC. (On bronze base of sculpture, proper right front:) THE HENRY BONNARD BRONZE CO/FOUNDERS NY 1898 (On front of base:) JOHN FREDERIC HARTRANFT (On left side of base:) BREVET MAJOR GENERAL/UNITED STATES/VOLUNTEERS (On right side of base:) COMMANDER/THIRD DIVISION NINTH CORPS./ARMY OF THE POTOMAC (On bronze base plaque:) JOHN FREDERICK(sic) HARTRANFT/1830-1889/1861 - Raised 4th and 51st Pennsylvania Volunteers/1865 - Special Provost Marshall for Lincoln Conspirators/1866 - 1872 Auditor General of Pennsylvania/1873 - 1879 Governor of Pennsylvania, State Constitution Revised/1879 - Father of Modern National Guard of Pennsylvania/1886 - Medal of Honor for Valor at 1st Battle of Bull Run/Placed by Camp Curtin Historical Society 1995 signed Founder's mark appears.

An equestrian portrait of General John Frederic Hartranft dressed in his military uniform and seated on a galloping horse. He holds the horse's reins in his proper left hand and his hat in his proper right hand. The sculpture is installed on a rectangular granite base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Portrait male -- Hartranft, John Frederic -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- General

Occupation -- Political -- Governor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg

Administered by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Capitol Preservation Committee, Room 30, Capitol Annex Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

Located Pennsylvania State Capitol, In front of Executive, Museum, and Library Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

General John Frederic Hartranft was a Civil War hero who went on to become a two-term governor of Pennsylvania (1873-1879). The sculpture was originally placed in front of the main entrance to the Capitol Building, but in 1927 it was moved to the front of the Executive, Museum, and Library Building following elections in which the Republican party was ousted. In April 1985, a bronze plaque detailing the Hartranft's career was installed on the base, but the name Frederic was spelled Frederick in error. For additional information see: "Pennsylvania Capitol, A Documentary History" compiled by Heritage Studies, Inc., 1987. IAS filed contain newspaper articles from: The Philadelphia Press, May 23, 1899; The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 12, 1899; May 13, 1899; and The Civil War News, July 1995, pg. 84.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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