Virginia Monument

Virginia Monument
historic district contributing structure[1]
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
NPS unit	Gettysburg National Military Park
Landform	Seminary Ridge
Location	East of Spangler Woods [1]
- coordinates	39°48.848′N 77°15.019′W / 39.814133°N 77.250317°WCoordinates: 39°48.848′N 77°15.019′W / 39.814133°N 77.250317°W
Appropriations Started group statue roadway Dedicated	tbd 1913 1916 December 1916 June 2 1917 June 8
Owner	National Park Service
Easiest access	surrounding roadway via W. Confederate Av
Historic District Ent'd-Doc'd GNMP structure	75000155 01/24/2004 MN072-B [1]
Sculptor	Frederick William Sievers

The Virginia Monument^[1] is a Battle of Gettysburg memorial to the commonwealth's "Sons at Gettysburg" (Battlefield) with a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee on his horse Traveller and a "bronze group of figures representing the Artillery, Infantry, and Cavalry of the Confederate Army".^[2]:'17 The equestrian statue is atop a granite pedestal and the group of six standing figures is on a sculptured bronze base^[1] with the figures facing the Field of Pickett's Charge and the equestrian statue of Union General George G. Meade on Cemetery Ridge.

History

The granite pedestal without either sculpture was dedicated on June 30^[3] for the 1913 Gettysburg reunion. On June 8, 1917, Virginia governor Henry C. Stuart presented the completed memorial to the Assistant Secretary of War.^[2]:'17

References

1. "Virginia Monument". List of Classified Structures, p. 13. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-06-04. Equestrian statue of Gen Lee, 14' high, atop pedistal 13'7"x10'x14'. Grouping of 6 standing & 1 horseback figure, 8' high, on sculpted base, overall 18'x5'x16'. Overall Mn 41' high. Base inscribed in cut letters " Virginia to her Sons at Gettysburg." ... Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of General Robert E. Lee that is fourteen foot high atop a granite pedestal that is 13.7x10 foot and 14 feet high. There is a bronze group of six standing figures that are eight foot high and a mounted standard bearer on a sculptured bronze base that is 18x5 foot. The monument is inscribed "Virginia to her Sons at Gettysburg". Overall the monument is 41 feet high. Designed and sculptured by F. William Sievers. Associated with Monument are two War Dept Signs. The monument is located on the east side of West Confederate Avenue, near Spangler Woods. External link in |work= (help)
2. Gettysburg National Military Park Commission. "An Introduction to the Annual Reports of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War". The Gettysburg Commission Reports. Gettysburg, PA: War Department.
3. "Pathetic Night Scene in Veterans' Great Reunion" (Google News Archive). The Pittsburgh Press. July 1, 1913. Retrieved 2011-02-28. Yesterday afternoon … the dedication of the Lee uncompleted monument took place.