Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . ndid monument to the memory of its dead at an expense of $60,000. It is in the NationalCemetery and faces the section of graves where 867 of New Yorks dead He. It is an imposing shaft, with large bronze tablets around the base, repre-senting important events in each days battle. The equestrian statue of General Slocum is the work of the sculptor, E. C. Potter, and is an example ofthe generosity of the Empire State. It cost $30,000. Of the 360 organ
Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . ndid monument to the memory of its dead at an expense of $60,000. It is in the NationalCemetery and faces the section of graves where 867 of New Yorks dead He. It is an imposing shaft, with large bronze tablets around the base, repre-senting important events in each days battle. The equestrian statue of General Slocum is the work of the sculptor, E. C. Potter, and is an example ofthe generosity of the Empire State. It cost $30,000. Of the 360 organizations that composed the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg 175 were from NewYork and Pennsylvania. Each of these States furnished at all times more than one-fourth of the army. Twenty-nine States of the Union had troops inthe two armies at Gettysburg. On the Confederate side the State of Virginia supplied one-fourth of the infantry, two-thirds of the cavalry and nearly two-thirds of the artillerv that invaded the North. Three-fourths of the troops composing the Army of Northern Virginia were supplied by Virginia, NorthCarolina and NEW YORK MONUMENTS. New York State contributed $1500 to assist each of its organizations in the erection of a monument on the field ofGettysburg, and consequently their positions are marked by some of the most costly and best-constructed work on the field. The State appropriation wasin most cases increased by individual subscriptions. This was the rule with other States, so that a fair average cost of all the monuments would beabout $2000 each. The coat of arms of New York shows prominently on every one of its monuments. The corps badges were also a matter of specialpride, and are given prominent places on all monuments. There were seven corps engaged in the Union army. Each had its distinct badge—First Corps, fullmoon; Second Corps, trefoil; Third Corps, diamond; Fifth Corps, Maltese cross; Sixth Corps, Greek cross; Eleventh Corps, cres
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