GETTYSBURG, Pa.—Within 5,700 acres of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1,328 monuments, memorials, markers, and plaques stand as a reminder that the Union and Confederate sides each lost over 3,000 soldiers during three days of fighting, from July 1 to 3, 1863.
Some of the mostly stone commemorative indicators appear as large tombstones engraved with information about a particular state’s fighting force. A few sport bronze plaques and battle motifs, such as cannons or sabers, and several are actual bronze statues. Some, like the Alabama State Monument, the Virginia State Monument, and the Mississippi State Monument present a combination of engraved stone and bronze sculptures.
