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Sholl and Robinson,
History -- United States
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Relief
Sculpture
Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Sholl and Robinson, fabricator.
Title:
Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Cooper's Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 11, 1889.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. W. 7 ft. 6 in. x D. 5 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on front:) COOPER'S/BATTERY B/FIRST PENNSYLVANIA LIGHT ARTILLERY/PENNA RESERVE VOL. CORP/PRESENT AT GETTYSBURG 114 OFFICERS AND MEN/KILLED 3, WOUNDED 9/AMMUNITION EXPENDED (4 GUNS) 1,050 ROUNDS (The remaining text on the sides and back of the monument describes the activities of the battery in the battle after arriving at midnight on July 1, 1863. A list of engagements from 1861 to 1865 is included as is organizational information) unsigned
Description:
Marker stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. A polished rifle tube sits atop the marker on a rough-hewn plinth. A relief of the State Seal is affixed to the upper front face of the piece.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
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, East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
Monument is one of 110 honoring Pennsylvania troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It marks the position held by Cooper's Battery from the evening of July 1, 1863, until relieved by Ricketts on the evening of July 2, after a duel with Nelson and Latimer on Benner's Hill. The sculpture (referred to as MN 307) is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 35.
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 PA000810
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