107th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

107th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

A. W. Ayres & Son, fabricator.

107th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 17, 1888.

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Quincy granite with bronze relief.

Approx. 15 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 in.

(On front:) 3RD. BRIGADE/1ST. DIVISION/12TH. CORPS/107 N.Y. INFANTRY (On right:) ENGAGED IN ALL/THE OPERATIONS OF THE 12TH COPRS/IN THE EAST/AND/THE 20TH CORPS IN THE WEST/FROM ANTIETAM/TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR (On rear:) OCCUPIED THIS POSITION/ON THE MORNING OF JULY 2D./WITHDRAWN AT 4 P.M. AND SENT TO NEAR/LITTLE ROUND TOP/RETURNING DURING THE NIGHT/FOUND THESE WORKS/IN POSSESSION OF THE ENEMY./DURING THE MORNING OF JULY 3D./WAS IN POSITION NEAR BALTIMORE PIKE/REOCCUPIED THESE WORKS AT 2 P.M. unsigned

Rectangular columnic monument with an ornate cap stands on a tiered base. A tondo with a relief of the New York State Seal is affixed to the upper front of the monument.

History -- United States -- Civil War

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, South Slocum Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Monument is one of 90 honoring New York troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It marks the position occupied by the 107th New York Infantry on July 2, 1863. The monument (referred to as MN 336) is listed in the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 22.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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