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Codori Memorials,
History -- United States
Homage -- Vincent, Strong
Occupation -- Military
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Sculpture
Strong Vincent Marker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Codori Memorials, fabricator.
Title:
Strong Vincent Marker, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
General Strong Vincent Marker, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978.
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. 4 ft. x 2 1/2 in. x 3 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on Maltese cross:) 3rd BRIGADE/FIRST DIVISION/5TH CORPS (Incised below cross:) GEN. STRONG VINCENT/WOUNDED/JULY 2, DIED JULY 7, 1863 unsigned
Description:
Rectangular marker contains a raised Maltese cross, the corps insignia.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Homage -- Vincent, Strong
Occupation -- Military -- General
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, South slope of Little Round Top, off Sykes Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument indicates the approximate location where General Strong Vincent was mortally wounded on July 2, 1863. The current piece replaces one executed in 1878 which was moved to storage after being vandalized. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN92) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 4. 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, PA2091, 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 PA002033
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA002033
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