126th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

126th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor.

126th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Oct. 3, 1888.

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Granite; Relief plaque: bronze.

Approx. 16 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 5 in.

(On front:) 126TH NEW YORK/INFANTRY/3RD BRIG. 3RD DIV./2ND CROPS/JULY 3D 1863 (On bronze relief plaque:) EXCELSIOR (On right side of monument: list of engagements) (On left side of monument:) COLONEL ELIAKIM SHERRILL (biography) unsigned

A square granite monument topped with a trefoil is adorned on the front with a bronze relief plaque featuring a bust of General Eliakim Sherrill. Above the portrait is a circular bronze plaque depicting the state seal.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Portrait male -- Sherrill, Eliakim -- Bust

Occupation -- Military -- General

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg

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, Ziegler's Grove, North Hancock Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

The monument (also referred to as MN 208) is on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures, and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 22, 1975-1976. The monument is one of ninety honoring New York commands in the Gettysburg campaign and one of thirty-two with bronze reliefs. The monument is located on the position occupied by the 126th New York on July 3, 1863.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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