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Wells, Lamson & Co.,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
1st Vermont Cavalry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Wells, Lamson & Co., fabricator.
Title:
1st Vermont Cavalry Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
First Vermont Cavalry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 1889.
Medium:
Monument: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Monument: approx. 8 ft. x 5 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 19 in. x 6 ft. 11 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On front of monument: regimental action at Gettysburg Battle) (On rear of monument: regimental statistics) unsigned
Description:
Granite monument comprised of a rectangular block of stone, with overhanging cap, military insignia at top front; and text inscription. The monument is set atop a tiered base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Vermont
Emblem -- Military Insignia
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, North of South Confederate Avenue on John Snyder farm, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument commemorates the services of the 1st Vermont Cavalry in Farnsworth's ill-fated charge on July 3, 1863, following Longstreet's Assault. Farnsworth reportedly fell about 75 yards southwest of the monument, in this charge against the Confederate right flank. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN85) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 37. 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, PA2085, 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 PA001826
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001826
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