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Davidson, Thomas,
Miller, William N.,
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
1st Delaware Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Davidson, Thomas, sculptor.
Miller, William N., contractor.
Title:
1st Delaware Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed Dec. 1885. Dedicated June 10, 1886.
Medium:
Brandywine blue rock granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On front:) POSITION/HELD BY/THE 1ST/REG./DEL. VOL./INFANTRY/2ND BRIG. 3RD DIV./2ND ARMY CORPS,/JULY 2ND/AND 3RD/1863./ERECTED BY THE STATE OF/DELAWARE TO COMMEMORATE/THE GALLANTRY OF/HER SONS./A.D.1885 unsigned
Description:
A rough granite shaft adorned on each side with a trefoil symbol.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
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 Hancock Avenue, south of Brian Barn, north of the Angle, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument (also referred to as MN 215) is on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures, and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 12, 1975-1976. The monument indicates the position held by the regiment on July 2 & 3, 1863.
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 PA002028
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA002028
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