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40th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Barr, R. D., sculptor. Smith Granite Company, fabricator. Title:  40th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 2, 1888. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Monument: granite with bronze adornment; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. x 7 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  (On front:) 40/N.Y. INFTY./MOZART REGIMENT/3RD BRIG. 1ST DIV. 3RD CORPS/JULY 2, 1863, 4:30 PM/CASUALTIES/KILLED 23/WOUNDED 120/MISSING/7 (on one side of stone: unit history in rectangular plaque) unsigned Description:  Monument comprised of a granite soldier "hidden" behind rock, with the rifle in hand at his side. The soldier is dressed in uniform. The boulder against which he is propped is decorated with a bronze tondo New York state shield with a blind-folded figure of Justice with scales in one hand and sword in other upraised hand; and a female figure holding what appears to be a torch. Above the shield is an eagle. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- New York Emblem -- Seal Figure female -- Full length Object -- Tool -- Scale Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier History -- United States -- Battle of Gettysburg State of Being -- Evil -- War Object Type:  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, Plum Run Valley, west of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument marks the position of the 40th New York Infantry on July 2, 1863. The monument (referred to as MN 124) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 19. Along with a number of other Gettysburg monuments, this piece was vandalized on March 4, 1913. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5063, 1989. Monumental News, May 1913, pg. 339. 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 PA001959   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001959 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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