Monument Detail

2nd Rhode Island Infantry Monument

Battleground Inventory Data

Contributor:
Bias, Mark (Mark's Photo Huntington, WV) Photographer
Contributor:
NPS Office of the Chief Information Officer. National Information Systems Center. Systems Operations Division Sponsor
Publisher:
U. S. National Park Service
Is Part Of:
Civil War Heritage Digital Collection
Is Part Of:
Civil War Heritage Assets Digital Collection
Is Part Of:
Civil War Monuments and Markers Digital Collection
Note:
Marks general location of 2nd Rhode Island Infantry in 2nd line of brigade line on p.m. July 2, 1863. 1 of 4 mns in Park to Rhode Island commands in Gettysburg Campaign. Located on Sedwick Ave, N of Wheatfield Rd.
Note:
Mn & position marker. Rough hewn base, 4'6" square. Smooth shaft, 2'10" square. Topped w/ sculpture of infantry accountrements. All 9'4" high. Inscription & carved State seal on W face of shaft. Position marker, rough hewn, inscribed, 3'2"x2'x2'10"
Subject:
Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject:
Armies and military organization, Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject:
Battles of the Civil War, 1863
Subject:
Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863
Park Name:
Gettysburg
Place:
Pennsylvania -- Adams County -- Gettysburg National Military Park
Lat: 39.7956100
Long: -77.2341300
Park code:
GETT
Summary:
Images were contracted by the NPS Office of the Chief Information Officer as part of a larger project to add images of all Civil War monuments to the NPS Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Related To:
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
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