Object Details
fabricator
Smith Granite Company
Subject
Crippen, Ben
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2039, 1989.
Image on file.
(Incised on rear:) THIS MONUMENT MARKS RIGHT OF/FIRST POSITION JULY 1ST 1863,/FACING NORTH AND SECOND POSITION/FACING WEST WHICH THE REGIMENT/HELD FROM 11:00 A.M./UNTIL FIRST CORPS FELL BACK/LEFT POSITION ON SEMINARY RIDGE/RIGHT RESTING ON RAILROAD CUT/JULY 2D & 3D/REGIMENT WAS IN LINE ON LEFT CENTRE/(Further details of the battle, casualties and mustering history follow) unsigned
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Summary
The monument is a large upright marker with rough-hewn edges. Sgt. Ben Crippen is the uniformed color bearer on the front in high relief. The full-length figure holds a flag on a pole in his proper right hand. His proper left hand is clenched in a fist. The flag drapes behind his proper right shoulder. The Pennsylvania Coat of Arms is affixed to the upper right corner.
Date
Dedicated Sept. 11, 1889
Control number
IAS PA001609
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: granite with bronze relief; Base: granite
Owner/Location
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 South side of Chambersburg Pike, west of Reynolds Avenue Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
History--United States--Civil War
History--United States--Pennsylvania
Portrait male--Full length
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform
Occupation--Military--Sergeant
Object--Other--Flag
Emblem--Coat of Arms
Record ID
siris_ari_341565