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Hammerstein & Denivelle,
George H. Mitchell & Company,
William H. Jackson Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
44th and 112th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hammerstein & Denivelle, fabricator.
George H. Mitchell & Company, founder.
William H. Jackson Company, fabricator.
Title:
44th and 112th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Forty-fourth and One Hundred Twelfth New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 3, 1893.
Medium:
Monument: Prospect Hill granite with bronze adornment; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 44 ft. 6 in. x 28 ft. x 21 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(Front text on stone:) 44TH N.Y. INFANTRY/3RD BRIG. 1ST DIV./FIFTH CORPS (Plaques on inside of monument lists names of 12th & 44th infantries) (Three plaques on inside:) Maj. Gen. D. Butterfield Maj. Gen. F. Barlow Tribute to People Ellsworth Committee (Middle tablet inside side of stairs:) THIS TABLET/ERECTED/BY THE/OLD GUARD OF THE/12TH NY REGIMENT (On front plaque in tower level:) Wm. H. JACKSON & CO/NEW YORK unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A monument structure comprised of granite blocks with interior chamber, arched throughway and castellated top, and round turret tower on one side.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- New York
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, West of Sykes Avenue on summit of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
One of ninety monuments in the park honoring New York units in the Gettysburg campaign. Dedicated on July 3, 1893, it marks the location held by the 44th New York Infantry on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 during the Confederate attack on Little Round top. The monument (referred to as MN 93) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 19, 1975-1976. The monument was designed and modeled by Hammerstein & Denivelle.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
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 PA001820
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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