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56th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bureau Brothers, founder. Title:  56th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 11, 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. x Circum. 10 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 in. x Circum: 11 ft. 11 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on front:) 56TH PENNA INFANTRY/2D BRIGADE, 1ST DIVISION/1ST CORPS/THE REGIMENT HERE DELIVERED THE/OPENING FIRE OF THE INFANTRY IN THE/BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG IN THE/FORENOON OF JULY 1ST, 1863/JULY 2ND AND 3RD OCCUPIED POSITION/ON CULP'S HILL AS INDICATED BY/STONE MARKERS (Inscription on the right is a summary of casualties and recruitments) (Inscription on the left is a summary of battles fought) unsigned Description:  A furled standard of a flag and two muskets atop a two-layered cylindric pedestal and low, round base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Other -- Flag 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, North Reynolds Avenue, 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 56th Pennsylvania Infantry on July 1, 1863 when they opened first Union Infantry fire upon Hill's Corps. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 21) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 29. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2037, 1989. 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 PA000905   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000905 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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