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Buberl, Caspar,
New England Monument Company,
History -- United States
Animal -- Horse
Emblem -- Seal
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Relief
Sculpture
10th New York Cavalry, (sculpture).
Artist:
Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor.
New England Monument Company, fabricator.
Title:
10th New York Cavalry, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Tenth New York Cavalry, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 9, 1888.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Monument: Quincy granite with bronze relief;
Horse
: bronze; Base: granite with bronze relief.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 4 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On front, in raised letters:) 10TH NEW YORK/CAVALRY/3RD BRIG 2ND DIV/CAVALRY CORPS/JULY 2ND 1863 3 TO 8 P.M. (Incised on rear:) CASUALTIES/KILLED 2 WOUNDED 4/MISSING 3/TOTAL LOSS 9 unsigned
Description:
A granite head of a
horse
atop a pedestal and rough-hewn base. The pedestal is smooth in the front, and rough-hewn on the remaining sides. Reliefs of the cavalry insignia are affixed the front of the base and on the upper rear of the pedestal. There is a relief of the New York State Seal on the upper front of the pedestal.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Animal
--
Horse
Emblem
--
Seal
Emblem
--
Military Insignia
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Gettysburg
Relief
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 side of Hanover Road, east of U.S. 15 interchange, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Remarks:
The monument marks the location on Brinkerhoff's Ridge where dismounted members of the 10th New York Cavalry fought the 2nd Virginia Infantry in the late afternoon of July 2, 1863. This work stands in the yard of a private home. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 70) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 25. 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, PA2044, 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 PA001589
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001589
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