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2nd New Hampshire Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Nahn, Thomas, sculptor. Thos. Nahn Granite Works, fabricator. Title:  2nd New Hampshire Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 2, 1886. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Monument: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 13 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  (On front:) Thos. Nawn (sic)/Concord N.H. (On front:) 2D NEW HAMPSHIRE/VOL. INFT./3, BRIG. 2 DIV. 3, CORPS (On side:) CASUALTIES/OFFICERS/7 KILLED 14 WOUNDED/ENLISTED MEN/18 KILLED 119 WOUNDED/MISSING 35 (Opposite side:) ENGAGED/24 OFFICERS, 330 ENLISTED MEN/JULY 2, 1863 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Granite cone-shaped monument with reliefs of muskets at edges with muzzles pointing toward the apex, and diamond shapes below rifle butt. The monument is set upon a three-tiered base, the top polished level has text inscriptions. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- New Hampshire Object -- Weapon -- Gun 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, Peach Orchard, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  One of 4 New Hampshire Regimental monuments on the battlefield. The monument marks the advance position taken by the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. The monument (referred to as MN 176) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 18, 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 PA001971   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001971 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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