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Statue of Winfield Scott Hancock

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General Winfield Scott Hancock
ArtistCyrus Edwin Dallin
Year1913
LocationGettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States

General Winfield Scott Hancock (1913) is a sculpture by Cyrus E. Dallin on the east side of the Pennsylvania State Memorial in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Winfield Scott Hancock, a Union Army officer in the U.S. Civil War, is one of eight military figures depicted on the monument.[1]

The bronze sculpture measures eight feet in height. It shows Hancock standing and dressed in his military regalia, holding a sword in his left hand.[2] It was cast by Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island, installed in April 1913, and formally dedicated on July 4, 1913.[2]

References

  1. ^ Francis, Rell Gardner (1976). Cyrus E. Dallin: Let Justice Be Done. Springville, UT: Francis. pp. 84–85.
  2. ^ a b "General Winfield Scott Hancock - Gettysburg, PA - U.S. Civil War General Statues on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.

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