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137th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Edwards, Stanley, sculptor. Van Amringe Granite Company, contractor. Title:  137th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Handle Cartridge, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 17, 1904. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Westerly granite; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 4 in. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) 137th PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY/1ST BRIGADE, 2ND DIVISION, 6TH CORPS/LOCATION OF REGIMENT IN ACTION 415 YARDS NORTH OF MONUMENT/BATTLES PARTICIPATED IN SOUTH MOUNTAIN (CRAMPTON'S PASS) MD ANTIETAM MD FITZHUGH'S CROSSING VA CHANCELLORSVILLE VA/RECRUITED IN BLAIR BUTLER CLINTON CRAWFORD SCHUYKILL AND WAYNE COUNTIES Description:  Full-length figure of a uniformed Union infantryman stands atop a square pedestal on a tiered rough-hewn base. The figure wears a cap and has a moustache. He holds his musket by the barrel in his proper left hand with the butt at his foot. With his proper right hand, he reaches into a cartridge box on his belt and removes a cartridge. The Corps cross insignia appears in relief on the front of the cap stone. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Military Insignia Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Antietam National Battlefield, Cornfield Avenue, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MD0028, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1905, pg. 31-32. 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 MD000378   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000378 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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