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3rd Michigan Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Mitchell Granite Company, fabricator. Title:  3rd Michigan Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 12, 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Monument: granite with bronze adornment. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 11 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. x 4 ft. 7 in. Inscription:  (On front near bottom:) 3RD MICHIGAN INFTRY 3RD BRIG. 1ST DIV. 3RD CORPS/MUSTERED IN/AT/GRAND RAPIDS/MICH./JUNE 10TH 1861/ARMY POTOMAC/FIRST BULL RUN/TO/APPOMATTOX (Plaque on front:) ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF MICHIGAN (Around edges:) TO HER MARTYRS & HEROS WHO FOUGHT IN DEFENCE OF LIBERTY AND UNION (On back of monument:) JULY 2ND 1863 (description of regiment action on this date in Peach Orchard and casualties) unsigned Description:  Granite monument with relief of two soldiers on front. Both soldiers are dressed in uniform. One is kneeling, holding a rifle with both hands. The other stands behind him in a wooded scene. Above them, at the top of the monument, is a bronze Michigan shield. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Michigan Emblem -- Seal Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun 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, Sickles Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  One of 9 monuments in the park honoring Michigan commands, it marks the position held by the 3rd Michigan Infantry on July 2, 1863, in the evening. The monument (referred to as MN 174) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 17, 1975-1976. 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 PA001965   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001965 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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