11th Mississippi Infantry Monument

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11th Mississippi Infantry Statue
United States
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For 11th Mississippi Infantry
Location 39°49′11″N77°14′49″W / 39.819641°N 77.247065°W / 39.819641; -77.247065
Gettysburg NMP
Gettysburg
Commemorated2000 (Bill Beckwith) [2]

The 11th Mississippi Infantry Statue is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial commemorating a Confederate regiment with a bronze sculpture of a flagbearer of the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. [3]

History

The 2nd South Carolina String Band performed at the dedication. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Shaara, Jeff (2006). Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground . Ballantine Books. ISBN   0-345-46488-5. a total of fourteen Mississippians reached this spot
  2. ↑ "11th Mississippi Monument" (gallery). GettysburgDaily.com. May 5, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ "11th Mississippi Infantry Statue". (structure ID MN833, LCS ID 228965) List of Classified Structures: GETT p. 42]. National Park Service. January 23, 2004. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2011. Monument consisting of granite base, rough cut tapered sides and polished, smooth cut top, approx 5' wide by 12' +/- deep by 4' high with tapers approx 6" in. Bronze plaques applied to four faces. Centered in top is bronze statue of Mississippi flagbearer infantryman.
  4. ↑ "Dance ensemble, regimental band among music muster performers" (NewsArchive.com image). The Gettysburg Times . Times and News Publishing Company. August 20, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2012.


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