Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial
1934
| | Albert Laessle (1877 - 1954), Charles Graffley (1862 - 1929), initial concept | |
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
1. General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial Marker
At age 16 Galusha Pennypacker joined the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War. Promoted rapidly, he became a general before age 21the youngest general in the U.S. military. He died in Philadelphia in 1916.
A memorial committee, along with the State Art Commission, invited Charles Grafly to design this bronze sculpture. In the Beaux-Arts tradition, Grafly imagined the young general in classical attire flanked by tigers. When Grafly died, his former student Albert Laessle took on the project, and the work was then donated to the city of Philadelphia.
Erected by Museum Without Walls. (Marker Number 9.)
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
Location. 39° 57.504′ N, 75° 10.188′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. It is at the intersection of Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Vine Street, on the right when traveling west on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial (a few steps from this marker);
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
