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Arkansas State Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Cobb Memorials, fabricator. Reynolds Metal Company, founder. Title:  Arkansas State Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1966. Dedicated June 18, 1966. Medium:  Sculpture: Mt. Airy granite and aluminum cubes. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 6 in. x L. 20 ft. x W. 8 ft.; Cubes: 2 x 2 ft. Inscription:  (On front:) ARKANSAS/THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE OF THE/STATE OF ARKANSAS ERECT THIS/MEMORIAL AS AN EXPRESSION OF/THEIR PRIDE IN THE OFFICES AND/MEN OF THE THIRD ARKANSAS INFANTRY, CONFEDERATE STATES/ARMY, WHO BY THEIR VALOR/AND, THEIR BLOOD, HAVE/MADE THIS GROUND/FOREVER HALLOWED (On rear of memorial:) THE THIRD ARKANSAS INFANTRY CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY unsigned Description:  Granite marker with carved outline of the State of Arkansas and text in center, flanked by grouping of soldiers on either side. The monument stands atop a three-stepped platform with four cast aluminum cubes with etchings of the Confederate battle flag positioned at each corner of the lower step. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Arkansas Figure group Occupation -- Military -- Soldier 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, West Confederate Avenue, near Biesecker Woods, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  The monument commemorates the 3rd Arkansas Infantry, the only Arkansas regiment in Lee's army of Northern Virginia. It rests on the site occupied by the Infantry prior to their attack on Devil's Den and Little Round Top on July 2, 1863. The aluminum cubes reflect the fact that Arkansas is an aluminum producing state. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN80) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 1. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2072, 1989. 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 PA001818   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001818 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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