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'''Battle Monument''' is a large [[doric column]] [[monument]] located on [[Trophy Point]] at the [[United States Military Academy]], [[West Point, NY]]. Designed by [[Stanford White]],<ref name="Crackel, p.181">Crackel, p.181.</ref> it was dedicated on 30 May 1897 by surviving [[United States Civil War|Civil War]] veterans.<ref>Lea, p.132</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |title =West Point's Dedication |publisher =''NY Times'' 29 May 1897 |url =http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C04E7D91638E733A25753C3A9639C94669ED7CF |accessdate =1-11-09 | format=PDF | date=30 May 1897}}</ref> The monument was financed by monthly contributions from the pay of the [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] and [[soldier]]s of the [[Regular Army (United States)|regular army]].<ref name ="nytimes" /> The [[granite]] column, standing 46 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter,<ref>{{cite web |title =Battle Monument West Point |publisher =Waymarking.com |url =http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM488F |accessdate =1-11-09}}</ref> is reputed to be the largest column of polished granite in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref name="tour">{{cite web |title =Tour of West Point: Battle Monument |publisher = United States Military Academy |url =http://www.usma.edu/Tour/BattleMonument.asp |accessdate =1-11-09| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090111005441/http://www.usma.edu/tour/BattleMonument.asp| archivedate= 11 January 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Inscribed on the cannons are the names of 2,230 Union officers and soldiers from the Civil War. For this reason, Cadets from the South have been know to refer to Battle Monument as "The Monument to Confederate Marksmanship". Designed by [[Frederick MacMonnies]],<ref name="tour" /> a female statue sits atop the monument, representing "fame".<ref name="Crackel, p.181" /> The statue that now tops the monument is actually the second version of the statue. Just months after it was unveiled, MacMonnies agreed to replace the original statue after complaints that it was too large and awkward.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lange|first=Robie S.|title=Historical Structures Inventory United States Military Academy West Point, NY Vol 1|publisher=National Park Service|location=Washington DC|year=1984|page=23}}</ref> Traditionally, the plebes at West Point made reference to the statue of Fame when giving the following reply to any upperclassman demanding to know "How are they all?": "They are all fickle but one, sir."
'''Battle Monument''' is a large [[doric column]] [[monument]] located on [[Trophy Point]] at the [[United States Military Academy]], [[West Point, NY]]. Designed by [[Stanford White]],<ref name="Crackel, p.181">Crackel, p.181.</ref> it was dedicated on 30 May 1897 by surviving [[United States Civil War|Civil War]] veterans.<ref>Lea, p.132</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |title =West Point's Dedication |publisher =''NY Times'' 29 May 1897 |url =http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C04E7D91638E733A25753C3A9639C94669ED7CF |accessdate =1-11-09 | format=PDF | date=30 May 1897}}</ref> The monument was financed by monthly contributions from the pay of the [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] and [[soldier]]s of the [[Regular Army (United States)|regular army]].<ref name ="nytimes" /> The [[granite]] column, standing 46 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter,<ref>{{cite web |title =Battle Monument West Point |publisher =Waymarking.com |url =http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM488F |accessdate =1-11-09}}</ref> is reputed to be the largest column of polished granite in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref name="tour">{{cite web |title =Tour of West Point: Battle Monument |publisher = United States Military Academy |url =http://www.usma.edu/Tour/BattleMonument.asp |accessdate =1-11-09| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090111005441/http://www.usma.edu/tour/BattleMonument.asp| archivedate= 11 January 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Inscribed on the cannons are the names of 2,230 Union officers and soldiers from the Civil War. For this reason, Cadets from the South have been know to refer to Battle Monument as "The Monument to Confederate Marksmanship". Designed by [[Frederick MacMonnies]],<ref name="tour" /> a female statue sits atop the monument, representing "fame".<ref name="Crackel, p.181" /> The statue that now tops the monument is actually the second version of the statue. Just months after it was unveiled, MacMonnies agreed to replace the original statue after complaints that it was too large and awkward.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lange|first=Robie S.|title=Historical Structures Inventory United States Military Academy West Point, NY Vol 1|publisher=National Park Service|location=Washington DC|year=1984|page=23}}</ref> Traditionally, the plebes at West Point made reference to the statue of Fame when giving the following reply to any upperclassman demanding to know "How are they all?": "They are all fickle but one, sir." "Who is the one?" "She who stands atop Battle Monument, for she has been on the same shaft since 1897."


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Battle Monument
United States Military Academy
Battle monument, June 2009
For Officers and soldiers of the Regular Army killed in the US Civil War
Unveiled30 May 1897
Location41°23′40.93″N 73°57′24.66″W / 41.3947028°N 73.9568500°W / 41.3947028; -73.9568500
near 
Highland Falls, NY
Designed byStanford White & Frederick MacMonnies
Commemorated2,230 Officers & soldiers of the Regular Army
Burials by nation
Burials by war

Battle Monument is a large doric column monument located on Trophy Point at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. Designed by Stanford White,[1] it was dedicated on 30 May 1897 by surviving Civil War veterans.[2][3] The monument was financed by monthly contributions from the pay of the officers and soldiers of the regular army.[3] The granite column, standing 46 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter,[4] is reputed to be the largest column of polished granite in the Western Hemisphere.[5] Inscribed on the cannons are the names of 2,230 Union officers and soldiers from the Civil War. For this reason, Cadets from the South have been know to refer to Battle Monument as "The Monument to Confederate Marksmanship". Designed by Frederick MacMonnies,[5] a female statue sits atop the monument, representing "fame".[1] The statue that now tops the monument is actually the second version of the statue. Just months after it was unveiled, MacMonnies agreed to replace the original statue after complaints that it was too large and awkward.[6] Traditionally, the plebes at West Point made reference to the statue of Fame when giving the following reply to any upperclassman demanding to know "How are they all?": "They are all fickle but one, sir." "Who is the one?" "She who stands atop Battle Monument, for she has been on the same shaft since 1897."

  • After heavy winter snow
    After heavy winter snow
  • The cannons bear the names of major Civil War battles
    The cannons bear the names of major Civil War battles
  • Statue atop the monument
    Statue atop the monument
  • Original statue in 1897
    Original statue in 1897
  • Summer 2009
    Summer 2009

Notes

  1. ^ a b Crackel, p.181.
  2. ^ Lea, p.132
  3. ^ a b "West Point's Dedication" (PDF). NY Times 29 May 1897. 30 May 1897. Retrieved 1-11-09. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Battle Monument West Point". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 1-11-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Tour of West Point: Battle Monument". United States Military Academy. Archived from the original on 11 January 2009. Retrieved 1-11-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Lange, Robie S. (1984). Historical Structures Inventory United States Military Academy West Point, NY Vol 1. Washington DC: National Park Service. p. 23.
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References

  • Crackel, Theodore (1991). The Illustrated History of West Point. Boston: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0-8109-3458-2.
  • Lea, Russel (2003). W.P. Bicentrivia. Haverford, PA: Infinity Publishing Co. ISBN 0-7414-1460-0.
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