11th Mississippi Infantry Statue
United States
For 11th Mississippi Infantry
Location39°49′11″N 77°14′49″W / 39.819641°N 77.247065°W / 39.819641; -77.247065
Gettysburg NMP
Gettysburg
Commemorated2000 (Bill Beckwith)[2]

The 11th Mississippi Infantry Statue is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial commemorating a Confederate regiment with a bronze sculpture of a flagbearer of the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment.[3]

History

The 2nd South Carolina String Band performed at the dedication.[4]

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 Monument" (gallery). GettysburgDaily.com. May 5, 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  3. ↑ "11th Mississippi Infantry Statue". (structure ID MN833, LCS ID 228965) List of Classified Structures: GETT p. 42]. National Park Service. 2004-01-23. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. 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.
  4. ↑ "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.


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