Seventy-Seventh Infantry Regiment Monument - Saratoga Springs, NY - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This Civil War statue is located along a path through Congress Park, a nicely manicured park with green grass, beautiful gardens, and several fountains and springs. The Union soldier stands proudly and gazes down upon all who pass by.

"J. W. FISKE (Incised on bottom of base:) 77 N.Y.S.VOLS. (On bronze plaque on base:) THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT,/NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS/(BEMIS HEIGHTS BATTALION/THIRD BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION, SIXTH CORPS,/ ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,/1861 - * - 1865/ TOOK PART IN ALL THE CAMPAIGNS OF THE/ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, ALSO IN THE BATTLE OF/FORT STEVENS AT WASHINGTON D.C. AND IN THE/CAMPAIGN IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY/UNDER SHERIDAN./- * - (On bronze plaque on base:) THE HENRY BONNARD BRONZE CO. N.Y. 1899.

A Civil War soldier standing holding a rifle in both hands and resting its butt on the ground. The mustached figure wears a cap and a knee-length coat and cape. He rests on his proper right leg with proper left leg slightly bent. This figure stands atop a large rectangular bronze pedestal, which, in turn, rests a series of stacked rectangular stone blocks of varying sizes. On the lower face of the base is a bronze plaque with a carved stone cross and band of inlaid stars."

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TITLE: Seventy-Seventh Infantry Regiment Monument ARTIST(S): J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder; Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. DATE: Dedicated Sept. 21, 1875. MEDIUM: Bronze on stone base with bronze plaque. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000012 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Congress Park 1 East Congress Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted.

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