Image of the monument to the 57th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers. The monument is obelisk in shape, however the top is draped in a carved American flag. Beneath the draped flag is the diamond symbol of the Union 3rd Army Carps and a bronze plaque depicting the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Written on the front: 57th Penn'a. / Veteran Vol's. / 1st Brig. 1st Div. / 3rd Corps. / The Regiment occupied / this position, exposed to a / heavy artillery fire on the / afternoon of July 2, for two / hours, when it advanced 170 / feet and engaged the enemy. On the side of the monument are the statistics for that day. There is a split rail fence behind the monument. At the bottom of the photograph is a number in white: 1084. 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. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 57th (1861-1865) 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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