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    		• Naun, Thomas,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    New Hampshire Sharpshooters, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Naun, Thomas, contractor.
    Title: 
    New Hampshire Sharpshooters, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    New Hampshire, Company E, 1st F & G, 2nd Sharpshooters, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1886.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 1 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 3 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front, below relief:) NEW HAMPSHIRE/COS. E, 1ST REG, F & G, 2ND REG/BERDAN'S U. S. SHARPSHOOTERS./2ND BRIG, 1ST DIV, 3RD CORPS./JULY 3, 1863 unsigned
    Description: 
    Rectangular sculpture in a horizontal composition with a relief of a uniformed infantry laying face down, propped up on his elbows and firing his musket. The sculpture and base have rough-hewn surfaces.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    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, Hancock Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
    Remarks: 
    Monument is one of 9 on the site dedicated to Berdan's Sharpshooters. It was erected by Thomas Naun of Concord, New Hampshire. The monument marks the position held by Company E, 1st New Hampshire Sharpshooters on July 3, 1863. The sculpture (referred to as MN 262) is listed in the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 18.
    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 PA000782
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