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W. E. Spragg Granite and Marble Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
7th West Virginia Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
W. E. Spragg Granite and Marble Works, fabricator.
Title:
7th West Virginia Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 28, 1898.
Medium:
Figure: granite; Base: granite with bronze elements.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 15 ft. x 72 in. x 45 in.
Inscription:
(On base:) ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA/TO COMMEMORATE/THE/VALOR AND FIDELITY/OF THE/SEVENTH WEST VIRGINIA/INFANTRY (On bronze metal:) 7/W.V./VETERANS/FROM ROMNEY/TO/APPOMATTOX (On base, rear:) SONS OF THE MOUNTAINS/1ST BRIGADE CARROLL/3RD DIVISION 2ND CORPS/AT DUSK JULY 2ND CARROLL'S/BRIGADE WAS ORDERED BY GENERAL HANCOCK TO THIS POINT./ON ARRIVING THERE, WE FOUND THE/BATTERY ABOUT TO BE TAKEN CHARGE/OF BY THE ENEMY WHO WERE IN LARGE/FORCE, WHEREUPON WE IMMEDIATELY/CHARGED ON THE ENEMY AND SUCCEED-/ED IN COMPLETELY ROUTING THEIR/ENTIRE FORCE AND DRIVING THEM/BEYOND OUR LINES
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a tall tiered base. The figure wears a long caped coat, cap and moustache. He holds his rifle in front of him, with both hands around the barrel, the butt by his proper left foot.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
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, Baltimore Street, East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
Erected by the State of West Virginia, this monument marks the point to which the 7th West Virginia Infantry was ordered by General Hancock on the evening of July 2, 1863. It was there where they met the Infantry of Hay's Louisiana Brigade who had captured Wiedrich's Battery. The 7th West Virginia forced Hay's Brigade to fall back beyond the crest of the hill. The sculpture (referred to as MN 304) is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 38.
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 PA000806
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