Detached in Maryland.
Dedicated: Sept. 1, 1890.
Location: North side of Pleasonton Avenue at Pennsylvania Memorial
Description: Equestrian Quincy granite statue of a uniformed Cavalry soldier stands on a cut boulder. Bronze elements include a carbine barrel, sword, spurs and reins. The decision to erect the monument was made during a reunion of the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry on the field in July 1887. The cost was approximately $3,000. The work is sited near the location of General Pleasonton’s headquarters. It is reportedly the first attempt in the United States to produce a granite equestrian. The monument was vandalized in July 1906, and has been repeatedly vandalized over the years, resulting in loss of bronzework. The bronze carbine was stolen and returned in 1953 and stolen again in 1954.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN257.
Sculptor: John M. Gessler & Sons, fabricator.
Army of the Potomac > Cavalry Corps > Second Division > Second Brigade