Sallie Dog (11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry)

Description

Sculpted by Gary Casteel
Size: 3” x 6” x 3 ½”
Weight: 1.7lbs
1863 Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Monument Replicas
Sallie, the 11
th
Pennsylvania’s smallest member, was given to the regiment as a puppy and took part in all their battles, taking position at the end of the firing line and barking furiously at the enemy.  She was separated from the regiment at Gettysburg during the retreat through the town.  After the battle, the men returned to the scene of the first day’s fighting and found Sallie, weak but alive, maintaining a vigil over the dead and dying.  Sallie was killed at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run in February of 1865, and in spite of heavy Confederate fire several men stopped to bury her.  When the 11
th
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry monument, located on the Gettysburg battlefield, was designed the regiment’s survivors unanimously decided to include a tribute to their smallest comrade.  She is one of two dogs depicted on monuments at Gettysburg (the other is on the Irish Brigade monument) and the only one representing a dog who was in the battle.
This replica was designed as a fundraiser to help with the preservation of the 11
th
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry monument.
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