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History -- United States
History -- United States
Homage -- Walker, Elijah
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
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Sculpture
4th Maine Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, fabricator.
Title:
4th Maine Infantry Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Unveiled Oct. 10, 1888. Dedicated Oct. 3, 1889.
Medium:
Monument: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 16 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On front:) 4TH MAINE/INFANTRY (On side:) IN REMEMBRANCE/OF OUR CASUALTIES/JULY 2D, 1863 (On side:) ERECTED BY THE STATE OF MAINE (On side:) 22 KILLED AND DIED/38 WOUNDED/56 MISSING (On side:) 3D CORPS, 1ST DIVISION/2D BRIGADE (On lower base, front:) COLONEL ELIJAH WALKER unsigned
Description:
Five-sided shaft stands atop tapered rough hewn base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Maine
Homage -- Walker, Elijah
Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Obelisk
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, Crawford Avenue, near entrance to Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument marks the position held by the 4th Maine Infantry during the afternoon of July 2, 1863, in support of Smith's 4th New York Battery. The regiment was outflanked on its left as Benning's Georgians broke through the U.S. Sharpshooters and continued on toward the Slaughter Pen and Little Round Top. The monument (referred to as MN 126) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 13.
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 PA001948
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