Purnell Legion Maryland Cavalry

Alternate Designations: None.

Commander: Capt. Robert E. Duval (1812-1890).

Numbers: 78; no losses.

Raised: Harford County

Dedicated: Oct. 23, 1890.

Location: South edge of Gregg Avenue, on East Cavalry Field. It indicates the approximate position held by the Company on July 3, 1863, as it fought along side John B. McIntosh’s Cavalry Brigade against Stuart’s Confederate Cavalry.

Description: Square monument with rounded corners at top stands on a low base. Full-length figure of a dismounted Cavalryman appears in relief on the front face. He kneels on his proper right knee, and holds his rifle diagonally in both hands. The figure wears a cap and goatee, and is seen in profile. Reliefs of a State Seal and a crossed-sword Corps insignia are affixed to the reverse side. The base and monument have rough-hewn edges. The cost was $900. Monument is a granite shaft with an incised inscription and bas-relief of a dismounted cavalryman on the front and an incised inscription on the rear with two bronze medallions and set on a 5.3×2.6 foot rough cut base with a smooth cut chamfered edge and incised letters. Overall height is 6.8 feet.

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