Image of a stone monument in the form of a shattered tree trunk. In the background are buildings. At the top of the monument is a cannon ball lodged in the heart of the tree, bark peeled away. Below this is a bird's nest, with bird guarding a nestling; metal vines entwine the tree. In the middle of the monument is attached a bronze shield on which is written: Right of the First Corps / Here fought the 90th / Penna. Infantry / on the afternoon of July 1, 1863 / killed and mortally wounded 11 / wounded 44, captured or missing / 39, total 94, of 208 engaged. / Organized at Phila. Oct. 1, 1861 / Mustered out, Nov. 26, 1864. Below this shield is a knapsack, in bronze, hung from the tree, a rifle, bayonet and ammunition box; written on the knapsack: 90th P.V. / 2nd Brig. 2nd Div. / First Corps. 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, 90th (1861-1864) 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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