Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
The Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. were a group of eighteen, now seventeen, outdoor statues which are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington, D.C.[3] The statues depict 11 Union generals and formerly included one Confederate general, Albert Pike, who was depicted as a Mason rather than a military man. The Pike statue was torn down on June 19, 2020, as part of the George Floyd protests.[4][5] Two Union admirals are honored, although 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.
Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. | |
Admiral David G. Farragut | |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
---|---|
NRHP reference No. | 78000257[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1978 [2] |
In accordance with Executive Order 11593 by President Richard Nixon, the National Park Service surveyed and registered the 18 Civil War statues in Washington, D.C. to aid in their preservation.[6][7][8] They are listed as a group on the National Register of Historic Places.
Statues
- Samuel Francis DuPont Memorial Fountain 38°54′35″N 77°2′36″W
- Nuns of the Battlefield 38°54′21″N 77°2′25″W
- Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial 38°53′37″N 77°1′18″W
- Peace Monument 38°53′26″N 77°0′44″W
- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial 38°53′23″N 77°0′46″W
- Major General James B. McPherson 38°54′7″N 77°2′3″W
- Admiral David G. Farragut 38°54′7″N 77°2′20″W
- Major General John A. Logan 38°54′35″N 77°1′47″W
- Major General George Henry Thomas 38°54′20″N 77°1′57″W
- Brevet Lt. General Winfield Scott 38°54′26″N 77°2′12″W
- General Winfield Scott Hancock 38°53′37″N 77°1′20″W
- General John A. Rawlins 38°53′45″N 77°2′31″W
- General Philip Sheridan 38°54′44″N 77°3′2″W
- Major General George B. McClellan 38°55′0″N 77°2′47″W
- General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument 38°53′46″N 77°2′3″W
- George Gordon Meade Memorial 38°53′32″N 77°0′59″W
- Emancipation Memorial 38°53′23″N 76°59′25″W
- The African American Civil War Memorial 38°54′29″N 77°1′33″W, which was completed in 1997, is not officially included in the group recognized by the National Register of Historic Places
- Albert Pike Memorial, removed from its pedestal and burned on June 19, 2020 38°53′41″N 77°0′57″W, is still officially recognized as part of the group.
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. September 20, 1978. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/78000257_text
- Umana, Jose (20 June 2020). "DC protesters topple, burn statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike". WTOP-FM. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
It was toppled by protesters at Judiciary Square in D.C. on Friday evening June 19, 2020. (Photo caption)
- Dwyer, Colin (20 June 2020). "Protesters Fell Confederate Monument In D.C., Provoking Trump's Fury". National Public Radio. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- America's National Park System: The Critical Documents – Edited by Lary M. Dilsaver
- "VI. Executive Orders". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- Executive Orders
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.. |
- Kathryn Allamong Jacob; Edwin Harlan Remsberg (1998). Testament to Union: Civil War monuments in Washington, Part 3. Photographer Edwin Harlan Remsberg. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-5861-1.