PA Gettysburg – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:56:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Cavalry memorials Gettysburg https://equestrianstatue.org/cavalry-memorial-7/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:54 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/cavalry-memorial-7/ This is a small selection of the many cavalry memorials in Gettysburg. Shown are a.o. memorials of the 1st Maine Cavalry (1889), of the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry (1890, by John M. Gessler & Sons) and of the 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry ( 1889, Smith Granite Cy.)

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]]> Lee, Robert Edward https://equestrianstatue.org/lee-robert-edward-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1614 The post Lee, Robert Edward appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Longstreet, James https://equestrianstatue.org/longstreet-james/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1632 Unlike most monuments at Gettysburg, Casteel’s Longstreet rests at ground level and is not perched upon a lofty pedestal. The General is shown astride his favorite horse, Hero. Longstreet is pulling hard at the reins as Hero’s hooves dig into the soft Pennsylvania soil. The General’s attention is directed towards the copse of trees, the … Continue reading "Longstreet, James"

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]]> Meade, George Gordon https://equestrianstatue.org/meade-george-gordon/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1694 The sculptor, Henri Kirke Bush Brown, became known for historically accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history. He produced three equestrian bronze sculptures at Gettysburg battlefield. The first equestrian statue ever produced by Bush-Brown was that of General George Meade, the victor at Gettysburg. Located on Hancock Avenue, it is near where “Meade watched his Union troops repulse the Confederate charge.” This statue … Continue reading "Meade, George Gordon"

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]]> Reynolds, John Fulton https://equestrianstatue.org/reynolds-john-fulton/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1860 Henri Bush Brown, the sculptor, was known for historically accurate realist sculptures illustrating American history. He produced three equestrian bronze sculptures at Gettysburg battlefield. Following the production of Meade, Bush-Brown created this monument of General John F. Reynolds (killed in action July 1, 1863), in which the horse has only two feet on the ground. This statue was dedicated in 1899 at a ceremony in … Continue reading "Reynolds, John Fulton"

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]]> Sedgwick, John https://equestrianstatue.org/sedgwick-john/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1917 Next to the equestrian statues of George Meade and John Reynolds, Bush-Brown also produced this equestrian bronze of General John Sedgwick, the senior most Union casualty of the American Civil War, who was killed later at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and who had participated in the Battle of Gettysburg. The statue of Sedgwick incorporates such details as the dents … Continue reading "Sedgwick, John"

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]]> Slocum, Henry Warner https://equestrianstatue.org/slocum-henry-warner-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1975 The post Slocum, Henry Warner appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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