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Hamilton, Murray,
Alfred E. Windsor & Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Relief
Sculpture
Hampton's Battery C & F Pennsylvania Artillery Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hamilton, Murray, sculptor.
Alfred E. Windsor & Company, fabricator.
Title:
Hampton's Battery C & F Pennsylvania Artillery Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Hampton's Battery C & F Reserve Artillery Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed between 1889 and 1893.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite with bronze elements.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(On base, front:) F. PENNA LIGHT ARTILLERY/ORGANIZED AT PITTSBURGH/HAMPTON'S BATTERY (On plaque on base, right:) MUSTERED IN OCT. 8, 1861/RE-ENLISTED FEB. 27, 1864/MUSTERED OUT JUNE 26, 1865 (On plaque on base, left:) FROM JUNE 3, 1863 TO MARCH 25, 1864/BATTERIES F AND C SERVED AS A/CONSOLIDATED BATTERY./JULY 2, OCCUPIED THIS POSITION FROM/ABOUT 5 TO 6 O'CLOCK P.M. JULY 3, WITH/THE LEFT CENTRE (sic) ON CEMETERY RIDGE/ON LEFT OF FIRST VOLUNTEER BRIGADE/RESERVE ARTILLERY MARKED BY TABLET./24 MEN BATTERY F WERE DETAILED/TO BATTERY H 1ST OHIO ARTILLERY/POSTED IN THE CEMETERY DURING/THE BATTLE unsigned
Description:
Full-length uniformed artilleryman stands on a tapered pedestal and base. The figure holds a long rammer in both hands in a diagonal position, the tip poised above his proper left shoulder. There is an elaborate relief seal on the front of the pedestal.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Pennsylvania
Figure male -- Full length
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, Peach orchard, south of Wheatfield Road and east of Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument is one of 110 in the park honoring Pennsylvania troops. It indicates the position held by Hampton's Battery between 5:00 and 6:00 P.M. on July 2, 1863. The sculpture, also referred to as MN 180, is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 35.
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 PA001999
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