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14th Vermont Volunteers Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Estabrook Granite Works, fabricator. Title:  14th Vermont Volunteers Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Fourteenth Vermont Volunteers Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 19, 1899. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 14 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  (Incised on monument:) 14TH VERMONT/VOLUNTEERS/COL. W. T. NICHOLS/STANNARD'S BRIGADE/JULY 2D & 3D 1863/19 KILLED 76 WOUNDED unsigned Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Object Type:  Obelisk 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, Hancock Avenue, east side near Pleasonton Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  Monuments marks the position held by the 14th Vermont Volunteers prior to its advance on July 3, 1863 to enfilade Wilcox and Perry as they advanced in support of Pickett. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 253) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 37. The total cost of the monument was $1,650, which included six markers as well. 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 PA000756   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000756 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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