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17th Maine Volunteer Infantry

17th Maine Volunteer Infantry

$ 89.76

Availability: 83 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: New

    Description

    Sculpted by Gary Casteel
    Size: 5” x 3 ½” x 7”
    Weight: 2.5lbs
    1863 Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Monument Replicas
    The 17
    th
    Maine was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Benjamin Merrill and has two monuments at Gettysburg.  This is the smaller of the two and indicates the regiment’s position on July 3.  The other monument is in the Wheatfield, where the regiment fought on July 2, 1863.
    The monument is located on Hancock Avenue in front of the Pennsylvania Memorial and was dedicated in 1889.