49th New York Infantry

Alternate Designations: Second Buffalo

Commander: Col. Daniel D. Bidwell (Aug. 12, 1819-Oct. 19, 1864).

Numbers: 414; 2 wounded.

Raised: Chautauqua, Erie, Westchester, and Niagara.

Dedicated July 2, 1893.

Location: Neill Avenue. It indicates the position held by the 49th New York Infantry on July 3, 1863.

Description: Vertical rectangular sculpture with Gothic-apexed cap stands on a tiered base. There is a relief of crossed rifles and a wreath on the front face. The Corps Greek cross insignia is above the rifles and a round State Seal is affixed below on the plinth. Monument is a three-part stepped and tapered smooth cut granite shaft with a polished face and a concave cap set on a 6.8 foot square rough cut base with a tooled edge. The shaft contains a polished excised inscription, bronze medallion, crossed guns, and a wreath and corps symbol. Overall height is 10.6 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square.

National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN362.

Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator.

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