Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC

Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Governing body: National Park Service
NRHP Reference#: 78000257[1]
Added to NRHP: September 20, 1978 [2]

Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. is a group of 18 statues, that are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington, D.C.[3] The statues depict 11 Union generals, and only one Confederate general, Albert Pike, who is depicted as a Mason rather than a military man. Two Union admirals are honored including David Farragut. However, Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont's statue was removed to Wilmington, Delaware and he is now honored with a fountain. Other statues depict nuns, peace, emancipation, and the Grand Army of the Republic.

In accordance with Executive Order 11593, by President Richard Nixon, the National Park Service surveyed, and registered Civil War statues in Washington, D.C. to aid in their preservation.[4][5][6] They are listed as a group on the National Register of Historic Places.

Contents

Statues

  1. Samuel Francis DuPont Memorial Fountain
  2. Nuns of the Battlefield
  3. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
  4. Peace Monument
  5. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
  6. Major General James B. McPherson
  7. Admiral David G. Farragut
  8. Major General John A. Logan
  9. Major General George Henry Thomas
  10. Brevet Lt. General Winfield Scott
  11. General Winfield Scott Hancock
  12. General John A. Rawlins
  13. General Philip Sheridan
  14. Major General George B. McClellan
  15. General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
  16. George Gordon Meade Memorial
  17. Brigadier General Albert Pike
  18. Emancipation Memorial

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. no date specified. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. September 20, 1978. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult=true&recordid=7. Retrieved August 10, 2011. 
  3. ^ http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/78000257.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/anps/anps_7b.htm
  5. ^ http://www.achp.gov/book/sectionVI.html
  6. ^ http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/11593.html

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