The CIVIL WAR MONUMENTS
of WASHINGTON, DC




Since many members of the BRCWRT live in close proximity to Washington, DC (or "The District" as it is locally known), I thought it might be fun to send you on a whirlwind tour of the DC monuments commemorating the Civil War.

[Somewhat-Necessary Legal Disclaimer]
A book entitled "Testament to Union - Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC" by Kathryn Allamong Jacob with photographs by Edwin Harlan Remsberg (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998) offered up many of the well-known but also many lesser-known or even unknown monuments on this off-the-beaten-path tour. This book is the source for all descriptions and quotations, unless otherwise noted.

Also, here is chronology of Civil War events in and around Washington DC, 1861-1865. This is taken from the book "Mr. Lincoln's City" by Richard M. Lee.
Please click HERE

I've tried to group monuments that are relatively close together to make it easier to plan a walking or driving tour - but trying to drive this is a ludicrous idea, don't bother!

If you know of more monuments, by all means, send them to me at BRCWRT WebMaster




The White House Vicinity: 13th - 19th Sts, The Ellipse - Dupont Circle

1. Admiral David Farragut (Bronze)
Location: Farragut Square, 17th & K Streets, NW
Sculptor: Vinnie Ream Hoxie
Date: 1881

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2. Brigadier General James Birdseye McPherson (Bronze)
Location: McPherson Square, 15th St. between I & K Streets, NW
Sculptor: Louis Rebisso
Date: 1876

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3. Nuns of the Battlefield (Bronze)
Location: Rhode Island Avenue & M Street, NW
Sculptor: Jerome Connor
Date: 1924

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4. Lieutenant General Winfield Scott (Bronze)
Location: Scott Circle, Massachusetts Avenue & 16th St., NW
Sculptor: Henry Kirke Brown
Date: 1874 (no formal dedication)

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5. Major General George H. Thomas (Bronze)
Location: Thomas Circle, Massachusetts Avenue & 14th Street, NW
Sculptor: John Quincy Adams Ward
Date: 1879

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6. Rear Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont Memorial Fountain (Marble)
Location: DuPont Circle, Massachusetts & Connecticut Avenues, NW
Sculptor: Daniel Chester French
Architect: Henry Bacon
Date: 1921

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7. Major General John A. Logan (Bronze)
Location: Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue at 13th & P Streets, NW
Sculptor: Franklin Simmons
Date: 1901

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19. General William Tecumseh Sherman (Bronze)
Location: 15th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (behind the Treasury Bldg)
Sculptor: Carl Rohl-Smith
Date: 1903

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22. Major General Winfield Scott Hancock (Bronze)
Location: Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street, NW
Sculptor: : Henry Jackson Ellicott (1847-1901)
Date: 1896

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The Capitol Vicinity: The Reflecting Pool at the Capital

8. Veterans of Foreign Wars Tribute (Bronze)
Location: Maryland Avenue, Constitution Avenue, 2nd Street, NE
Sculptor: Felix de Weldon
Date: 1976

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9. James A. Garfield (Bronze)
Location: 1st Street and Maryland Avenue, SW
Sculptor: John Quincy Adams Ward
Architect: Richard Morris Hunt
Date: 1887

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10. Ulysses S. Grant (Bronze)
Location: Union Square, East end of the Mall
Sculptor: Henry Merwyn Shrady
Architect: Edward Pearce Casey
Date: 1922

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11. Peace Monument (Marble)
Location: Pennsylvania Avenue at 1st Street, NW
Sculptor: Franklin Simmons
Date: 1877

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Judiciary Square Area: Pennsylvania Avenue - G Street, between 3rd and 9th Streets

12. Major General George Gordon Meade Memorial (Marble)
Location: Pennsylvania Avenue, between 3rd and 4th Streets, NW
Sculptor: Charles Grafly
Date: 1927

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13. Albert Pike Memorial (Bronze)
Location: 3rd and D Streets, NW
Sculptor: Gaetano Trentanove
Date: 1901

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14. Pension Building, Frieze (Terra Cotta)
Location: Judiciary Square, F Street between 4th & 5th Streets, NW
Sculptor: Caspar Buberl
Date: 1882

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15. Lincoln, Judiciary Square (Marble)
Location: Judiciary Square, D Street between 4th and 5th Streets, NW
Sculptor: : Lot Flannery (1836-1922)
Date: 1868

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16. Grand Army of the Republic, Benjamin Franklin Stephenson (Bronze)
Location: 7th Street, between Pennsylvania and Indiana Avenues, NW
Sculptor: : John Massey Rhind (1860-1936)
Date: 1909

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Capitol Hill, NE

18. Emancipation (Bronze, on 12-foot granite pedestal)
Location: Lincoln Park, East Capitol Street between 11th & 13th Streets, NE
Sculptor: : Thomas Ball
Date: 1876

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Northwest, Connecticut - Massachusetts Avenues

20. General Philip H. Sheridan (Bronze)
Location: Massachusetts Avenue and 23rd Street, NW
Sculptor: : Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941)
Date: 1908

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21. Major General George B. McClellan (Bronze)
Location: Connecticut Avenue and Columbia Road, NW
Sculptor: : Frederick MacMonnies (1863-1937)
Date: 1907

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