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Brady, T. M.,
Ford, A.,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Ethnic -- Irish
Animal -- Bird
Emblem -- Shield
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
28th Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brady, T. M., sculptor.
Ford, A., sculptor.
Title:
28th Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1885.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Monument: granite; Eagle: marble; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 13 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On back:) T.M. BARDY/A. FORD/BOSTON (On front:) FAUGH A BALLAUGH/28TH MASS. INF'Y./VOL/COL. RICHARD BURNS COM./MEAGHER'S IRISH BRIG./COL. PATRICK KELLY COM/THIS REGT. WENT INTO BATTLE/JULY 2, 1863./NUMBERING 220/OFFICERS AND MEN/101 OF WHOM/WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED/ERECTED BY THE SURVIVORS/AND FRIENDS OF THE REGT./TO MARK THE SPOT WHERE IT/FOUGHT IN DEFENCE OF THE/AMERICAN UNION./28TH MASS/ (On side:) 2ND CORPS./RIGHT FLANK (Opposite side:) 2ND BRIG. 1ST DIV. unsigned
Description:
Granite shaft topped by a marble eagle. The shaft is decorated with the U.S. shield, an Irish harp, a trefoil design, the flags of the Irish Brigade and the U.S. flag crossed, and shield of a person with bow and arrows.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Massachusetts
Ethnic -- Irish
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Emblem -- Shield
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, Sickles Avenue at the Loop, east side, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument marks the position attained by the 28th Massachusetts regiment about 5:30 on July 2, 1863 as they engaged the Confederates. The monument (referred to as MN 167) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 16.
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 PA001979
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