''General Artemas Ward'' is a bronze statue of

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Revolutionary War general

Artemas Ward Artemas Ward (November 26, 1727 – October 28, 1800) was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts. He was considered an effective political leader, President John Adams describing him as ...

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, at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues in

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The circle is centered around a bronze statue of Artemas Ward. Ward was the first Commander-in-Chief in the

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. Congress authorized the statue by 45 Stat. 689. Sculptor

created the statue over a three-year period, while the base and pedistal were built by J. F. Manning Co.Artemas Ward Marker Plans, Site Approved: Work on Monument to War Hero to Start Next Week
. ''The Washington Post''. September 21, 1937. p. 13. The pedistal was made from granite from

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. The president and fellows of

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donated the $50,000 to cover the cost of the statue. The donation fulfilled the terms of the will of Artemus Ward, an alumnus of Harvard and the great-grandson of Maj. Gen. Artemus Ward.Ward Statue to be Unveiled on Thursday: Delano to Preside Woodring to Speak Memorial to General
. ''The Washington Post''. October 31, 1938. p. X3. The statue was unveiled on November 3, 1938, by Mrs. Wesley Feick, the great-great-granddaughter of Maj. Gen. Ward.

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spoke at the unveiling. The circle itself was constructed for displaying the sculpture. The figure of Ward is wearing a Revolutionary War general's uniform, there is a hat and gloves in his left hand, and there is a

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at his feet.Artemas Ward Marker Plans, Site Approved: Work on Monument to War Hero to Start Next Week
. ''The Washington Post''. September 21, 1937. p. 13. The base of the statue bears this inscription: As part of

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in Washington, D.C. the statue is listed on the

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