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15th Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Boston Marble & Granite Company, fabricator. Title:  15th Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Colonel Ward Marker, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 2, 1886. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite; Relief plaque: bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 ft. 6in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 4 x 4 ft/ Inscription:  BOSTON MARBLE AND GRANITE CO WORKS (On front:) HERE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED/JULY2, 1863/GEORGE H. WARD/COLONEL COMMANDING/15TH REGT. MASS. VOL./HIS COMRADES AND FELLOW/CITIZENS OF WORCESTER/ERECT THIS MEMORIAL OF HIS/VALOR AND PATRIOTISM (On back:) 1ST. BRIG. 2ND DIV./2ND ARMY CORPS. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  A square granite shaft adorned with a circular bronze relief plaque featuring a bust of Col. George H. Ward. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Massachusetts Portrait male -- Ward, George H. -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Colonel 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, West of Central Hancock Avenue, south of Angle & Copse of Trees, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument (also referred to as MN 203) is on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures, and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, 1975-1976. 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 PA002018   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA002018 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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