Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth Monument (Gettysburg)
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Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
Location: Reynolds Avenue north of the Railroad Cut
Map Coordinates: +39° 50' 17.88", -77° 14' 51.72"
Leader of: I Corps, AoP
Biography: James S. Wadsworth
Monument Text
- "Volunteer aid-de-camp with the rank of Major on personal staff of Brigadier General Irvin McDowell at Battle of Manassas July 21, 1861."
- "Brigadier General U.S.V. August 23, and from August 27, 1861 to March 12, 1862, in command of a brigade of New York regiments in MCDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac."
- "Military Governor of District of Columbia Mar. 17 to Nov. 19, 1862."
- "Commanded First Division, First Corps, from December 23 to 26, 1862; First Corps, December 26, 1862 to January 4, 1863; First Division, First Corps January 4 to February 27; First Corps, February 27 to March 8; and First Division, First Corps, March 9 to March 22; March 25 to May 17; May 27 to July 15, 1863."
- "Assigned October 9, to special duty-inspection of colored troops- to December 19, 1863. Detailed January 9, 1864; on Court of Inquiry."
- "Ordered March 15, 1864, to report to Gen. Meade. In command of Fourth Division, Fifth Corps, March 27 to April 11; April 13 until mortally wounded May 6, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia. Died May 8, 1864."
- "Appointed Brevet Major General U.S.V., to rank from May 6, 1864 for gallant conduct at the Battle of Gettysburg and the Wilderness."
Monument Details
Artist: Perry, Roland Hinton, sculptor; Casey, Edward Pearce, architect; Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder; National Granite Company, fabricator.
Dedicated: October 6, 1914
Dimensions: Overall: H. 21 ft.; Base: W. 153 in. x D. 153 in.
Description: A bronze standing portrait of General Wadsworth holding a sword in his proper left hand and extending his proper right hand out in front of him. The sculpture rests atop a Barre granite cylindrical base that is encircled by a bronze inscription plaque. The left side of the plaque is adorned with the New York state seal and the right side is adorned with the badge of the 1st Corps.
