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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Pausch, Edward Ludwig Albert,     Pinardi, Charles A.,     Van Amringe Granite Company,     History -- United States     History -- United States     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Emblem -- Military Insignia     Animal -- Bird     Animal -- Horse     Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg     Relief     Sculpture

128th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Pausch, Edward Ludwig Albert, 1856-1931, sculptor. Pinardi, Charles A., sculptor. Van Amringe Granite Company, contractor. Title:  128th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  On the Firing Line, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Westerly granite; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 6 in. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (On horse and eagle relief:) VIRTUE LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE/ERECTED BY/THE/COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (On plaque on base:) 128TH/PENNSYLVANIA/VOLUNTEER/INFANTRY/1ST BRIGADE 1ST DIVISION 12TH CORPS/LOCATION 315 FEET NORTH/CASUALTIES AT ANTIETAM/KILLED 26/WOUNDED 86/MISSING 6/TOTAL 118/RECRUITED IN BERKS LEHIGH AND BUCKS COUNTIES/BATTLES PARTICIPATED IN/ANTIETAM/CHANCELLORSVILLE Description:  Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands in a striding, battle-ready position. He holds his musket diagonally in front in him in both hands. The figure stands on a square pedestal which has a bronze bas-relief on the rear. The relief depicts a shield topped by an eagle and flanked by horses reared up on their hind legs and facing each other. The Corps star insignia appears in relief on the front of the cap stone. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Military Insignia Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Horse Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Sharpsburg Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Antietam National Battlefield, Cornfield Avenue, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782 Remarks:  Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pausch was the sculptor; Pinardi did the carving. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MD0037, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1905, pg. 31-32. 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 MD000382   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000382 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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