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Battery C 1st New York Light Artillery, (sculpture). Artist:  Frederick & Field, fabricator. Title:  Battery C 1st New York Light Artillery, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Barnes' Battery C, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 2, 1893. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Monument: Quincy granite with bronze adornment. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 16 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft. Inscription:  (On front:) BATTERY G/(BARNES)/1ST NEW YORK/LIGHT ARTILLERY/5TH CORPS (On side:) ON THE MORNING/OF JULY 3D,/THE LEFT FLANK/OF BIG ROUND TOP (On back:) ENGAGEMENTS/ANTIETAM TO APPOMATTOX (On side:) HELD THIS POSITION/FROM ABOUT/4:30 P.M. JULY 2D,/TO 4 A.M./JULY 3D, 1863 unsigned Description:  Granite obelisk with castellated apex, topped by a V Corps Maltese Cross, and decorated with bronze State Seal, and on the four corners of the obelisk, sculpted rifles. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- New York Emblem -- Seal Object -- Weapon -- Gun Emblem -- Cross 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, Sedgwick Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  One of 90 monuments in the Park dedicated to New York commands in the Gettsyburg campaign. The monument marks the position held by Barne's Battery C on July 2, 1863. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 24, 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 PA001841   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001841 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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