Fifth Maryland Closing in Upon Roulettes Barns & House - Sharpsburg, MD - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The oblong (horizontal) relief plaque is approximately 2 ft. x 3 ft. x 1 1/2 in and made of bronze. This relief sculpture is on the north side of the monument and if peeking at it from the right side you should be able to see the N.Y. monument to the rear left. The sculpture is entitled Fifth Maryland Closing in Upon Roulettes Barns & House.

In mid-relief in the foreground are two mounted cavalry officers, one with saber raised, urging the infantry forward to the bars and house. Off to the right, a horse is down, its rider slumped over, a soldier giving him aid. We can only see the backs of the advancing troops, muskets raised in an offensive position. In low-relief in what is the background we see a color bearer in the lead and further back are the buildings to which the men move. There is terrific detail in the art, wafts of smoke, farm fencing, grass and other important particulars.

The Maryland State monument, which honors troops who fought at Antietam for both the North and the South, is near the visitor center at the beginning of the battlefield tour. This beautiful gazebo is full of bronze relief sculptures.

From my previous waymark about this monument:

The gazebo/monument faces the Hagerstown Turnpike and is across from the Dunker Church. The Maryland State Monument was dedicated on May 30, 1900. The keynote speaker was President William McKinley, a veteran of the battle. There are a total of 10 Monuments and Markers dedicated to Union and Confederate Maryland troops. This is the only monument at Antietam dedicated to both sides. Some of the highlights of this amazing monument is a beautiful statue of an allegorical woman up top, 4 bronze relief sculptures featuring various scenes of the Battle of Antietam, and multiple bronze plaques inside.

The SIRIS site describes it as a granite gazebo with a domed copper roof topped by a copper figure of female standing on a globe. She is dressed in long robes and holds a wreath and a sword in front of her. The interior of the gazebo features four rectangular bronze relief plaques depicting battle scenes: the Wolcotts, the first Maryland Battery at Antietam; the Fifth Maryland closing in upon Roulette's Barns and House; Brockenbrough's Maryland Battery repelling a charge at Antietam; and the charge of the Second Maryland on Burnside Bridge. [This description is actually in error, the relief plaques are on the exterior and not the interior as described here].

The monument was dedicated on May 30, 1900 by the State of Maryland, rededicated Sept. 2, 1962 and rededicated again in 1989. The female figure is made of copper; the various reliefs are of bronze and the gazebo is of granite. The female figure is approximately 10 feet in height, with a width of 2.5 feet. The reliefs are approximately 2 ft. x 3 ft. x 1 1/2 inches and the gazebo is approximately 30 x 15 x 15 feet.

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 05/30/1900 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: Antietam National Battlefield (Across from Dunker Church) Old Hagerstown Pike Sharpsburg, MD USA 21782 Sculptors Name: Unknown Sculptor(s)

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