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73rd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Calder, Alexander Milne, 1846-1923, sculptor. Giles, Michael & Company, fabricator. Title:  73rd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 12, 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite with bronze reliefs; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 4 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 6 ft. Inscription:  Calder 1888 (On front:) 73RD PENNA. INFANTRY/JULY 2ND IN THE MORNING TOOK POSITION IN/THE CEMETERY. AT DUSK MOVED HASTILY TO/THIS POSITION AND IN A SEVERE CONTEST/ASSISTED IN REPULSING A DESPERATE ASSAULT ON THESE BATTERIES. (Inscription on the left describes regimental losses) (Inscription of the right lists wartime engagements of the regiment) signed Description:  Monument consists of a base, plinth, die and modified apex cap topped with a crescent. There is a relief depicting a battle scene on the front, and another depicting a State Seal above it. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Pennsylvania State of Being -- Evil -- War Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Relief 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, East Cemetery Hill, near north slope, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  Monument is one of 110 honoring Pennsylvania troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It indicates the position held by the 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry on the evening of July 2, 1863 when assisting in repulsing the assault of Hay's Confederate Brigade and coming to the aid of Wiedrich's Battery. The monument (referred to as MN 295) is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 30. 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 PA000816   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000816 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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