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Milles and Luce,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Object -- Weapon
Landscape -- Tree
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
37th Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Milles and Luce, fabricator.
Title:
37th Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1886.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Monument: granite; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 9 ft. 14 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On base tier:) 37TH MASS. (On base tier:) 3RD DIV. (On base tier:) JULY 2ND 1863 (On base tier:) 2ND BRIG unsigned
Description:
Granite monument in form of a tree trunk with carved knapsack, standard, two muskets and VI Corps insignia on a scroll. The monument stands on a two tiered base atop boulder.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Massachusetts
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Landscape -- Tree
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Dress -- Accessory -- Knapsack
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, Sedgwick Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
One of 25 monuments in the park honoring Massachusetts troops in the Gettysburg campaign. Dedicated October 6, 1886, it marks the line taken by the 37th Infantry unit after its arrival on July 2, 1863 until July 5, 1863, when it was involved in the pursuit of Lee's Confederate army. The monument (referred to as MN 114) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 16. Along with a number of other Gettysburg monuments, this piece was vandalized on March 4, 1913.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5064, 1989.
Monumental News, May 1913, pg. 339.
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 PA001951
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