The Soldiers' National Monument stands at the central point of Gettysburg National Cemetery on the Gettysburg battlefield. The Gettysburg Soldiers' National Monument Association commissioned it. Construction began with a cornerstone ceremony on July 4, 1865, and the monument was dedicated on July 1, 1869.
The infobox lists Randolph Rogers as designer and George Keller as architect, while the text credits James G. Batterson, and the article does not explain the difference. The shaft is about 60 feet (18.3 meters) tall, with four buttresses, and the massive base is white granite.
A colossal marble Liberty surmounts the pedestal, sculpted in Rome. Four corner statues represent War, History, Peace and Plenty. Eighteen bronze stars stand for the Union states with buried dead. The last four lines of the Gettysburg Address are inscribed here, though the speech was given about 40 yards to the east.
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