29th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

29th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

McGinn, Patrick, sculptor.

Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator.

29th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 14, 1887.

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Sculpture: white granite; Base: white granite.

Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. W. 9 ft. 11 in. x D. 4 ft. 6 in. (8 tons).

(On front:) 9TH OHIO INFANTRY/1ST BRIG. 2ND DIV. 12TH CORPS/THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF OHIO (On left:) MUSTERED IN FOR 3 YRS./AUG TO DEC 1861/REENLISTED AS VETERANS/DEC. 10 1863/MUSTERED OUT JULY 8-13, 1865 (On right:) GETTYSBURG/JULY 2D AND 3D 1863/ENGAGED-332 KILLED 7/WOUNDED 31-2 MORTALLY/TOTAL LOSS 38 (Inscription on rear of sculpture lists principal battles) unsigned

Monument has an apexed cap and stands on a tiered base. On the front face is a bas-relief which depicts a camp tent with various weapons and other military accouterments. These include a drum, knapsack, muskets with bayonets, cartridge box and canteen.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Ohio

Architecture -- Military -- Tent

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Object -- Musical Instrument -- Drum

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, Slocum Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Formerly in the collection of State of Ohio, Ohio

Erected by the State of Ohio, the monument is one of 20 honoring Ohio troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. In indicates the position where the 29th Ohio relieved the 137th New York on the morning of July 3, 1863, and engaged Confederates for over two hours. The monument (referred to as MN 323) is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives. IAS files include a portion of a National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Region, Classified Structure Field Inventory Report which lists the previous owner as the State of Ohio.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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