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11th Mississippi Infantry Monument

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The 11th Mississippi Infantry Statue[2] is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial commemorating a Confederate regiment with a bronze sculpture of a flagbearer.

History

The 2nd South Carolina String Band performed at the dedication.[3]

References

  1. ^ Shaara, Jeff (2006). Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-46488-5. a total of fourteen Mississippians reached this spot
  2. ^ "11th Mississippi Infantry Statue". (structure ID MN833, LCS ID 228965) List of Classified Structures: GETT p. 42]. National Park Service. 2004-01-23. Retrieved 2011-08-24. Monument consisting of granite base, rough cut tapered sides and polished, smooth cut top, approx 5' wide by 12' +/- deep by 4' high with tapers approx 6" in. Bronze plaques applied to four faces. Centered in top is bronze statue of Mississippi flagbearer infantryman.
  3. ^ "Dance ensemble, regimental band among music muster performers" (NewsArchive.com image). The Gettysburg Times. Times and News Publishing Company. August 20, 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-07.