Image of the monument to the 20th New York State Militia & 80th New York Infantry, also known as the Ulster Guard. At the top of the monument is a round medallion with a right hand surrounded by the words: This hand for our Country. Carved into the stone surrounding the medallion is: Ulster Guard / 20th N.Y. State Militia. In the middle of the monument is carved: 80th N.Y. Infantry, / 1st Brig. 3d Div. 1st. Corps. / Organized 1851 at Kingston, N.Y. / as 20th N.Y.S.M. / Apr. 28, 1861 Entered U. S. service for 3 months. / Sept. 5, 1861 Re-entered service for 3 years. / Sept. 5, 1864 Re-enlisted as veterans for the war. / Jan. 28, 1866 Mustered out of service. Below this inscription is the shield for the State of New York. . The photograph has been affixed to a card with the photographer's signature and "Gettysburg, Pa." printed in gold lettering at the bottom. One of the numerous monuments erected on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor the soldiers who fought and died in this decisive battle. Herbert William Singleton Collection Of Civil War Photographs, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 print : Gelatin silver ; 30.5. x 17.8 cm (12 x 7 in.)
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 80th (1861-1866) Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863--Monuments United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments--Photographs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments Gelatin silver prints. (aat)
Place
Gettysburg (Pa.)
Source
Herbert William Singleton Collection Of Civil War Photographs (ca. 1861-1890s) Gettysburg Battlefield Monument Photographs by William H. Tipton United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Lindsey M. Gould, a Civil War veteran, acquired the photographs in the 1880s as a keepsake of his war experience. At Mr. Gould’s death around 1919, the entire collection went to his close friend Herbert W. Singleton. The collection remained in the Singleton family until May 2001 when the Huntington Library acquired it through a gift and purchase arrangement.
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