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New York State Monument

Dedicated: 1919
Location: Just North of the park Visitor Center
Map Number: Map 1, Position 43
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 General Officers from New York State in
command.
Corps Commanders
Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, 2nd C.
Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter, 5th C.

Division Commanders
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum
Maj. Gen. George W. Morell
Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch
Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts
Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday
Brig. Gen. George S. Greene

Brigade Commanders
Brig. Gen. M.R. Patrick
Brig. Gen. Abram Duryee
Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Meagher
Brig. Gen. Geo. L. Hartsuff
Brig. Gen. Max Weber
Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Tyler
Brig. Gen. John Cochrane
Monument Text Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero
Excelsior Brig. Gen. G. K. Warren
The State of New York Col. Wm. H. Christian
in commemoration of the Services Col. Walter Phelps, Jr.
of its officers and soldiers Col. T. B. W. Stockton
in the Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 Col. Joseph J. Bartlett
Col. H.S. Fairchild
Record of New York State at Antietam Col. John Burke
Col. William B. Goodrich
67 Regiments of 5 Regiments Col. Wm. P. Wainwright
Infantry of Cavalry Lt. Col. Jonathan Austin
14 Batteries 2 Regiments of Lt. Col. James C. Lane
of Artillery Engineers
New York's losses on this field were Erected A. D. 1919
65 officers and 624 enlisted men killed or
mortally wounded; 110 officers and 2687 Under the auspices of the New York Monument
enlisted men wounded and 2 officers and Commission Co. Lewis R. Stegman, Chairman;
277 men captured or missing, making a Col. Clinton Beckwith, Charles A. Shaw, U.S.C.;
total of 3765. Brig. Gen. Charles W. Berry, Adj. Gen. S.N.Y.

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Statue of Liberty, New York Located on 12-acre Liberty

Island in New York Harbor, the
Statue of Liberty was a gift of
international friendship from the
people of France to the people of
the United States and is one of
the most universal symbols of
political freedom and democracy.
The Statue of Liberty was
dedicated on October 28, 1886
and was designated a National
Monument on October 15, 1924.

Sculptor Frederic Auguste

Bartholdi was commissioned to
design a sculpture with the year
1876 in mind for completion, to
commemorate the centennial of
the American Declaration of
Independence. Bartholdi
required the assistance of an
engineer to address structural
issues associated with designing
such as colossal copper
sculpture. Alexandre Gustave
Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel
Tower) was commissioned to
design the massive iron pylon
and secondary skeletal
framework which allows the
Statue's copper skin to move
independently yet stand upright.

The Statue was a joint effort

between America and France
and it was agreed upon that the
Photograph by Rajender Krishan, April 2004
American people were to build
the pedestal, and the French
Statistics Sheet people were responsible for the
Statue and its assembly here in
Height from top of base to torch 151'1" 46.05m the United States.

Ground to tip of torch 305'1" 92.99m The pedestal construction was

Heel to top of head 111'1" 33.86m finished in April of 1886. The
Statue was completed in France
Length of hand 16'5" 5.00m in July, 1884 and arrived in New
Index finger 8'0" 2.44m York Harbor in June of 1885 on
board the French frigate "Isere"
Head from chin to cranium 17'3" 5.26m
which transported the Statue of
Head thickness from ear to ear 10'0" 3.05m Liberty from France to the United
States. In transit, the Statue was
Distance across the eye 2'6" .76m
reduced to 350 individual pieces
Length of nose 4'6" 1.37m and packed in 214 crates. The
Length of right arm 42'0" 12.80m Statue was re-assembled on her
new pedestal in four months
Thickness of right arm 12'0" 3.66m time. On October 28th 1886, the
Thickness of waist 35'0" 10.67m dedication of the Statue of
Liberty took place in front of
Width of mouth 3'0" .91m thousands of spectators.
Length of tablet 23'7" 7.19m President Grover Cleveland
accepted the Statue on behalf of
Width of tablet 13'7" 4.14m
the United States and said in
Thickness of tablet 2'0" .61m part: "We will not forget that
Liberty has here made her