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Title
Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren Monument
Contributor
fenn_d
Type
Site
Identifier
2525
Date Created
1896-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
HMDB
Spatial Coverage
current,40.67302753319067,-73.97064644135374;
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Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Major_General_Gouverneur_Kemble_Warren_Monument
Monument Type
Statue - high ranking official
Funded by
G. K. Warren Post No 286, Department of New York, Grand Army of the Republic.
Inscription
"Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Lieutenant Colonel Corps of Engineers, U.S.A.
Born at Cold Spring N.Y. January 8, 1830
Died at Newport R.I. August 8, 1882
Everything with him was subordinated to duty.
Graduated at West Point, 1850. Corps of Engineers U.S. Army. Conducted explorations west of the Mississippi, 1855-58. Served in Army of the Potomac, 1861-65; rose by merit from Lieut. Colonel, 5th New York Vols., to Major General, commanding 5th Army Corps; engaged in 17 great battles, and 20 minor actions; was twice wounded; saved Little Round Top at Gettysburg, and made victory at Five Forks decisive. Of his professional services, 1865-82, the Chief of Engineers stats in orders: “In scientific investigations General Warren had few superiors, and his elaborate reports on some of the most important works which have been confided to the Corps of Engineers are among the most valuable contributions to its literature.”
Presented to the City of Brooklyn
by G.K. Warren Post No 286
Department of New York
Grand Army of the Republic
A.D. 1896"
Affiliation
Union
Location Type
Park