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48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bureau, Albert T., sculptor. Bureau Brothers, founder. Van Amringe Granite Company, contractor. Title:  48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 17, 1904. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 2.5 ft. x 7 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 7 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (On right corner of plinth:) Bureau Bros./Phila. Penna (On plaque on base:) 48TH PENNSYLVANIA/VOLUNTEER INFANTRY/1ST BRIGADE 2ND DIVISION 9TH CORPS/LOCATION 385 YARDS SOUTH 70 DEGREE EAST/CASUALTIES AT ANTIETAM/KILLED 8/WOUNDED 51/MISSING 1/TOTAL 60/ORGANIZED AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1861/MUSTERED OUT JULY 17TH 1865/RECRUITED IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of Brigadier General James Nagle stands on a square, tapered base. He is in full uniform and has a moustache and beard. His hands are clasped together in front of him. The Corps shield insignia appears in relief on the plinth in the front. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Portrait male -- Nagle, James -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Military Insignia Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Antietam National Battlefield, Branch Avenue, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782 Remarks:  Brigadier General James Nagle was the organizer and first colonel of this regiment. The general's son, James W. Nagle, posed for the sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MD0038, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1905, pg. 31-32. 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 MD000366   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000366 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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