6th Wisconsin Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

6th Wisconsin Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

B & M Granite Company, fabricator.

6th Wisconsin Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 30, 1888.

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Sculpture: red granite; Base: red granite.

Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. 6 in. x D. 4 ft. 6 in.

(On plinth, left face, lower right corner:) B & M GR. CO./MONTELLO, WIS. (On front face:) 6TH WIS. VOLS./1ST BRIGADE/1ST DIVISION/1ST CORPS/JULY 1, 1863/IRON BRIGADE (On left face:) ON JULY 2 & 3, THIS REGT LAY ON CULP'S/HILL ON THE EVENING OF THE 2, (sic) IT MOVED/TO THE SUPPORT OF GREENE'S BRIGADE AND/ASSISTED TO REPULSE JOHNSON'S DIVISION./NUMBER WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN BATTLE/IN THE 6TH WIS. REGT DURING THE WAR/KILLED 163/DIED OF WOUNDS 71/TOTAL 234 (On right face:) IN THE CHARGE MADE ON THIS R.R. CUT/THE 22ND MISS. REGT OFFICERS,/MEN AND BATTLE FLAG/SURRENDERED TO THE 6TH WIS./LOSS IN 6TH REGT/KILLED 30/WOUNDED 116/MISSING 22/AGGREGATE 168 unsigned Founder's mark appears.

Star-shaped Iron Brigade insignia tops a polished marker which stands on a two-tiered, smooth and rough-hewn base. Decorative elements on three faces of the die include an eagle over crossed flags, figures standing on each side of a shield and crossed rifles on a knapsack.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg

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 Reynolds Avenue, south of Railroad Cut, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Formerly in the collection of State of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

Monument is one of 6 honoring Wisconsin troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It indicates approximate location where the 6th Wisconsin charged the Railroad Cut on the morning of July 1, 1863, capturing many of the 22nd Mississippi Regiment. The monument was moved 50 feet east of its original location when Reynolds Avenue was piked, or when the bridge was installed. The monument is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN26) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 38. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2087, 1989.

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