Humphreys Monument - Fredericksburg, VA
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N 38° 17.568 W 077° 28.146
18S E 284068 N 4241186
Momument to commemorate the Union charge during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Waymark Code: WM9YBJ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2010
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Official description:
A standing figure of General Humphreys wearing a Civil War cavalry uniform, including a general's coat and riding boots. His proper right arm hangs at his side, holding his hat and a cavalry pouch in his proper right hand. His proper left arm is bent slightly with the hand resting on the hilt of his cavalry sabre. The sword is sheathed in its scabbard, which hangs by a strap from Humphreys' belt. The figure is mounted atop a pedestal of pink granite, on a three-level octagonal granite base. Bronze inscription lettering is applied to the marble faces of the pedestal and base. Four 8 foot gun barrels, standing vertically mark the corners of the open area surrounding the monument.
Inscriptions:
HERBERT ADAMS
ERECTED
BY
PENNSYLVANIA
TO
COMMEMORATE
THE CHARGE OF
GENERAL
HVMPHREYS'
DIVISION
FIFTH CORPS ON
MARYE'S HEIGHTS
FREDERICKSBVRG
VIRGINIA
DEC. 13, 1862
134TH 129TH 126TH 91ST
131ST 133RD 123RD 155TH
PENN. VOL. INFY
BRIGADIER GENERAL
ANDREW ATKINSON HVMPHREYS
THIRD DIVISION-FIFTH ARMY CORPS
FIRST BRIGADE
BRIG.GEN.E.B.TYLER
134TH REGIMENT
COL.EDWARD O'BRIEN
129TH REGIMENT
COL.JACOB G.FRICK
126TH REGIMENT
COL.JAMES.G.ELDER
COL.D.WATSON ROWE
91ST REGIMENT
COL.E.M.GREGORY
PENNSYLVANIA
VOLVNTEER
INFANTRY
SECOND BRIGADE
COL.P.H.ALLABACH
131ST REGIMENT
COMMANDING
135TH REGIMENT
LT.COL.WM.B.SHAVT
133RD REGIMENT
COL.F.B.SPEAKMAN
123RD REGIMENT
COL.JOHN B.CLARK
155TH REGIMENT
COL.EDWARD.J.ALLEN
PENNSYLVANIA
VOLVNTEER
INFANTRY
Located on top of the hill from the park parking along the walking tour route. Parking at the visitor's center.
TITLE: Humphreys Monument
ARTIST(S): Herbert Adams
DATE: Dedicated Nov. 11, 1908.
MEDIUM: Bronze on polished pink granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS VA000047
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Fredericksburg National Military Park
120 Chatham Lane, Marye's Heights
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None
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