Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
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June 8, 1917
This is the first southern state monument erected on the battlefield.
The bronze and granite memorial honors General Robert E. Lee and
the troops he led. To attain authenticity, sculptor Frederick
William Sievers studied photos and a life mask of the general.
He also contemplated the skeleton of Lee’s horse, Traveller, at
Washington and Lee University. The figures at the base of the
monument represent the diverse backgrounds of Virginia’s soldiers
at Gettysburg. Depicted are a professional man, a mechanic, an
artist, a businessman, a farmer, and two boys.
monument has been positioned near the center of Seminary Ridge,
where Lee observed parts of the battle. Less than a mile away
stands the equestrian statue of Major-General George Gordon Meade,
the Army of the Potomac’s commander. The opposing generals face
each other forever across the battlefield.
© 2002 Terry White, Drawing © 2002 Bill Harrah