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116th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  J. Henderson Kelley, fabricator. Title:  116th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1888. Dedicated Sept. 11, 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite with bronze relief. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 50 x 84 x 40 in.; Base: approx. W. 9 ft. 6 in. x D. 5 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (On plinth, front:) 116th PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY (On base, front:) 2ND BRIG. 1ST DIV. 2ND CORPS (On plinth, left:) 1ST DIVISION (On plinth, rear:) 2ND CORP (On plinth, right:) IRISH BRIGADE (On pedestal, rear:) JULY 2ND 1863/IN ACTION 142 OFFICERS AND MEN/KILLED AND WOUNDED 37. unsigned Description:  Reclining figure of a fallen infantryman is installed on a long, rectangular pedestal and base. The figure lies at a farm fence in a rocky landscape. There is a polished trefoil, the corps insignia, on the front of the pedestal and a State Seal relief on the left face. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform State of Being -- Evil -- War Emblem -- Seal Emblem -- Military Insignia Object Type:  Relief 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, West side of Sickles Avenue above the Loop, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument is one of 110 in the park honoring Pennsylvania troops. It indicates the point from which the regiment drove the Confederates on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. The regiment held the position for about twenty minutes until forced to retire. The sculpture, also referred to as MN 166, is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 33. 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 PA001991   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001991 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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