Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Capt. Nelson Ames (1836-1907).
Numbers: Six 12-lb Napoleons; 132 men. 7 wounded.
Raised: Oswego, New York City, and Cook County (IL).
Dedicated: July 3, 1893.
Location: Monument is located in the Peach Orchard facing Emmitsburg Road. The monument marks the position held by Battery G during the afternoon of July 2, 1863 when supporting the III Corps salient in the Peach Orchard.
Description: Quincy granite shaft with bronze relief of crossed cannon and tondo seal, with apex cap topped by a polished granite sphere. Monument is a granite shaft with an apex cap that has a cornice and polished sphere and set on a 6.4 foot square rough hewn base. The shaft contains inscriptions, a relief, and a bronze state seal on the west side and a bronze inscription tablet on the east face. Overall height is 18.4 foot.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN178.
Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Position Marker
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