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20th Indiana Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  A. A. McKain, fabricator. Title:  20th Indiana Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 28, 1885. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Monument: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 9 ft. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Inscription:  A. A. McKAIN (On front of monument:) 20TH REGT. INDIANA/VOLUNTEER INFANTRY./JULY 2ND 1863./COL. JOHN WHEELER/KILLED NEAR BY./20TH IND. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Granite monument, topped by apex roof and polished granite sphere. The monument sits on a two-tiered base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Indiana 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, Junction of Sickles Avenue above Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument, installed above Devil's Den, marks the position held by the 20th Indiana regiment on the right of Ward's Brigade in the late afternoon of July 2, 1863, when they were attacked by Confederates from the Rose Farm. On the spot where the monument is erected, Col. John Wheeler, fell, killed while commanding the regiment. The monument (referred to as MN 141) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Monuments and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 13. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA001947   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001947 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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