New York Monuments Commission

The New York Monuments Commission for the Battlefields of Gettysburg, Chattanooga and Antietam was a commission set up by New York State in 1886 to honor the dead from Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Chattanooga and Battle of Antietam.

[1] General Daniel Edgar Sickles served as chairman until forced out over accusations of embezzling $27,000 from the commission.

[2] Lewis R. Stegman replaced him as chairman in 1912.

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