North Carolina State Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park
The North Carolina State Memorial is located at the North Carolina Memorial stop on the Gettysburg Battlefield Tour (Stop 4). This is where most of the North Carolina troops were located on the second and third days of fighting at Gettysburg (July 2-3, 1863). The monument was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum—the same man behind Mount Rushmore and the carving on Stone Mountain in Georgia—and dedicated in 1929. It is in two pieces: a granite panel with dedication inscriptions and a bronze sculpture of five North Carolina soldiers charging across the field on July 3rd towards the Union position on Cemetery Ridge during the infamous Pickett’s Charge.
Granite slab portion of the North Carolina State Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park
Rear view of the North Carolina State Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park
If you plan on photographing the North Carolina State Memorial (and the Tennessee State Memorial next to it), visit in the morning. Both monuments face east and will be lit by the sun at this time. The sun will be behind the monuments in the afternoon and evening (which is a good time to photograph the back of them).
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Last updated on September 8, 2022
