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Battery E, 1st New York, (sculpture). Artist:  Frederick & Field, fabricator. Shelton, W. H., sculptor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Battery E, 1st New York, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Battery E, First New York, (sculpture). Dates:  1891. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Quincy granite with bronze elements; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (On plaque, bottom:) W. H. SHELTON LT. BATY "L" CAST BY THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE [illegible] FOR FREDERICK & FIELD-NEW YORK. 1891 (On plaque:) ERECTED 1891 BY THE STATE/OF NEW YORK TO COMMEMORATE/THE DETACHED MEN OF BATTERY/E FIRST N.Y. LT. ARTILLERY SERV-/ING WITH 'L' REYNOLDS.-THESE/WORKS WERE BUILT AND HELD BY/BATTERY L. LIEUTENANT GEORGE/BRECK COMMANDING AGAINST AS-/SAULTS OF INFANTRY AND ARTIL-/LERY DURING THE SECOND AND THIRD/DAYS OF JULY 1863./THIS MONUMENT IS COMMITTED TO/THE CARE OF A DEAR COUNTRY/WE WERE PROUD TO/SERVE. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Vertical rough-hewn marker with bronze elements. These include a commemorative plaque with text, sword and vegetation on the front, a round relief Seal for the State of New York at the top front and a 1st Corps insignia. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Emblem -- Seal Emblem -- Military Insignia Object -- Weapon -- Sword 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, East Cemetery Hill, south slope, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Remarks:  Monument is one of 90 in the park honoring New York troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It indicates the position held by Battery E attached to Reynold's Battery on July 2 & 3. The sculpture (referred to as MN 310) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 24. 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 PA000791   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000791 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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