Westerly Granite in
Pennsylvania

139th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Gettysburg National Military Park

Contractor: William Van Amringe for the Smith Granite Company
Material: Blue Westerly granite
Cost: $425
Date Ordered: July 27, 1886
Date Shipped: September 25, 1886
Date Dedicated:
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Base: 4 feet 9 inches x 2 feet 3 inches
Features: Greek cross. Base: rock-faced with hammered, inscribed wash; insets: rock-faced; cross: hammered with beveled edges and inscription
Statue Cutter:
Carver:
Letter Cutter: Joseph Frasier
Polisher:
Stonecutter: John Doust, Herbert Edwards, Henry Francis.
Map location: Monument 374 @ F11
Location: Sickles Avenue
About the unit:

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