The North Carolina Monument is a
North Carolina memorial of the American Civil War commemorating the 32 Carolina regiments in action at the
Battle of Gettysburg.
The monument is a public artwork by
American
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sculptor
Gutzon Borglum located on
Seminary Ridge, West Confederate Avenue,
in the
Gettysburg National Military Park.
Description
Surrounded by
dogwood trees (the North Carolina state flower), the monument features figures of
North Carolina infantrymen advancing during
Pickett's Charge, where fifteen infantry regiments from North Carolina participated and suffered heavy casualties.
One man kneels injured on the ground, pointing towards the enemy with his proper left hand while two men wield guns and look forward. A fourth man holds a flag in both hands as he glances forward. The sculpture is signed "Gutzon Borglum 1929 (illegible) AKUNST FDY NYC". The back of the base is inscribed: "NORTH CAROLINA".
History
A 1913
North Carolinabr>
commissionof
Civil War veterans presented a monument proposal after visiting the
Gettysburg Battlefield, and after
World War I, the North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy and Governor
Angus McLean continued the planning in 1927. with a commission visiting the battlefield on September 28, 1926.
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Borglum designed the monument in Texa
and posed the Confederate flag#The Confederate Flag, Confederate flag designer (Orren Smith) as the flag bearer,
the US Navy and 6th Field Artillery bands played at the monument's dedicationon July 3, 192
By 1949, a glass-faced display at the sit
and a wooden marker for the site was cut down by vandals in 195
President Kennedy left his car to visit the monument in April 196
prior to the rededication on the 100th anniversary. After a 1985 restoration required lifting by helicopte
for shipment to Cincinnat
a fence was added in 1993;[ and after the 1995 Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey reported the sculpture needed treatment,]
Images
Image:15 23 0309 gettysburg nc.jpg, Detail of inscription at North Carolina Monument
Image:15 23 0318 gettysburg nc.jpg, North Carolina Monument (side view)
See also
*List of monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield
The monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield commemorate the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. Most are located within Gettysburg National Military Park; others are on private land at battle sites in and around Getty ...
References
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1929 establishments in Pennsylvania
1929 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Pennsylvania
Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Battlefield monuments and memorials
Outdoor sculptures in Pennsylvania
Sculptures of men in Pennsylvania
Sculptures by Gutzon Borglum
United Daughters of the Confederacy monuments and memorials
Flags in art