Alternate Designations: National Guard Rifles, Clinton Rifles, and Zook’s Voltigeurs.
Commander: Lt. Col. Alford B. Chapman (Aug. 1, 1835-May 5, 1864).
Numbers: 179; 4 killed, 28 wounded, 2 missing.
Raised: New York City, Dutchess, and Oneida.
Dedicated: October 6, 1889.
Location: North side of Sickles Avenue at the west edge of the Wheatfield. The monument marks the position taken by the 57th New York Infantry on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 when ordered here by General Zook to support front line.
Description: Granite shaft with apex cap, and bronze adornments, including a trefoil design, state tondo, and military insignia of crossed bayonets and cartridge box. The monument sits on a two-tiered base. Monument is a 14.8 foot square granite shaft with cornice and apex cap set on a seven foot square rough hewn double base. The shaft has bronze inscription tablets on all sides and a bronze cartridge box, crossed bayonets, trefoil, and state seal on the south face. The flanking markers are flat-topped with inscriptions, one foot square.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN153.
Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator.
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