Brigadier General Alexander Hays Monument (Gettysburg)
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Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
Location: Ziegler's Grove, on North part of Hancock Avenue
Map Coordinates: +39° 49' 0.48", -77° 14' 4.20"
Leader of: II Corps,First Division, AoP
Biography: Alexander Hays
Monument Text
- "Cadet U.S. Military Academy July 1, 1840. Brevet Second Lieutenant 4th U.S. Infantry July 1, 1844. Second Lieutenant 8th Infantry June 18, 1846. Resigned April 12, 1848."
- "Captain 16th U.S. Infantry May 14, 1861."
- "Major 12th Pennsylvania Infantry April 25, 1861. Honorably mustered out August 5, 1861. Colonel 63d Pennsylvania Infantry Oct. 9, 1861. Brig. General U.S. Volunteers Sept. 29, 1862."
- "Brevetted First Lieutenant U.S. Army May 9, 1846 "For gallant conduct in the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Texas." Major June 30, 1862 "For gallant and meritorious service in the Battles of Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, and Glendale, Va." Lieut. Colonel July 1, 1862 "For gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Va." Colonel July 2, 1863 "For gallant and meritorious service at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa." Brevetted Major General U.S. Volunteers May 5, 1864 'For gallant and distinguished conduct at the Battles of the Peninsula, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness.'"
- "Born July 8, 1819 at Franklin, Pa."
- "Killed May 5, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness, Va."
Monument Details
Artist: Schweizer, J. Otto, sculptor; Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder; Van Amringe Granite Company, fabricator
Dedicated: 1915
Dimensions: Sculpture: 6 ft. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 9 in.; Base: 8 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 10 in.
Description: A standing bronze portrait of General Hays holding a sword in each hand. The sculpture is mounted on rough granite base adorned with an inscription tablet on the front and a bronze tablet of bearing the Pennsylvania State seal.
