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57th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Frederick & Field, fabricator. Title:  57th New York Infantry Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 6, 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Monument: granite with bronze adornment; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Monument: approx. 14 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.; Base: approx. 15 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft. Inscription:  (On back:) ENGAGED THE ENEMY HERE/JULY 3, ON CEMETERY RIDGE/,RESISTING PICKETT'S ATTACK./TOTAL NUMBER ENGAGED 175/KILLED 4, WOUNDED 28/MISSING 2 (On each side, list of battles) unsigned Description:  Granite shaft with apex cap, and bronze adornments, including a trefoil design, state tondo, and military insignia of crossed bayonets and cartridge box. The monument sits on a two-tiered base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- New York Emblem -- Military Insignia 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, Wheatfield, at Excelsior Field, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  One of 90 monuments in the park honoring New York regiments. The monument marks the position taken by the 57th New York Infantry on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. The monument (referred to as MN 153) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 20, 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 PA001973   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001973 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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