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The Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. are a group of seventeen outdoor statues which are spread out through much of central and northwest
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The statues depict 11 Union generals and formerly included one Confederate
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general, Albert Pike
Albert Pike (December 29, 1809April 2, 1891) was an American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and Confederate general who served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in exile from 1864 to 1865. He had previously se ...
, who was depicted as a Mason and not as a general. The Pike statue was torn down on Juneteenth
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2020, as part of the George Floyd protests
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. Two Union admirals are honored, although Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont
Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family. In the Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the C ...
's statue was removed to Wilmington, Delaware
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, and he is now honored with a fountain. Other statues depict nuns, peace, emancipation, and the Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Il ...
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In accordance with Executive Order 11593 by President Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
, the National Park Service
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surveyed and registered the 18 Civil War statues in Washington, D.C. to aid in their preservation. They are listed as a group on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
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The African American Civil War Memorial was completed in 1997 and is not included in the group of historic statues.
Statues
#Samuel Francis DuPont Memorial Fountain
The Dupont Circle Fountain, formally known as the Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont Memorial Fountain, is a fountain located in the center of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. It honors Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, a prominent American ...
#''Nuns of the Battlefield
''Nuns of the Battlefield'' is a public artwork made in 1924 by Irish artist Jerome Connor, located at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue NW, M Street, and Connecticut Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C., United States. A tribute to the more tha ...
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# Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
#Peace Monument
The Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, stands on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Peace Circle at First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. The 44 foot (13.4 m) high ...
#Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a Presidential memorials in the United States, presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring American Civil War General (United States), general and 18th President of the United States, United States Presid ...
#'' Major General James B. McPherson''
#'' Admiral David G. Farragut''
#''Major General John A. Logan
''Major General John A. Logan'', also known as the General John A. Logan Monument and Logan Circle Monument, is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. that honors politician and American Civil War, Civil War general John A. Logan. The monume ...
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#''Major General George Henry Thomas
''Major General George Henry Thomas'', also known as the Thomas Circle Monument, is an equestrian sculpture in Washington, D.C. that honors Civil War general George Henry Thomas. The monument is located in the center of Thomas Circle, on the bor ...
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#''Brevet Lt. General Winfield Scott
''Brevet Lt. General Winfield Scott'' is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C., that honors career military officer Winfield Scott. The monument stands in the center of Scott Circle, a traffic circle and small park at the convergence of 16t ...
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#''General Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service ...
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#''General John A. Rawlins
The statue of John Aaron Rawlins, a United States Army general who served during the Civil War and later as Secretary of War, is a focal point of Rawlins Park, a small public park in Washington, D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood. It was installed ...
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#'' General Philip Sheridan''
#''Major General George B. McClellan
''Major General George B. McClellan'' is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. that honors politician and Civil War general George B. McClellan. The monument is sited on a prominent location in the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood due to effor ...
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#General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
The General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument is an equestrian statue of American Civil War Major General William Tecumseh Sherman located in Sherman Plaza, which is part of President's Park in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The selection ...
# George Gordon Meade Memorial
#Emancipation Memorial
The Emancipation Memorial, also known as the Freedman's Memorial or the Emancipation Group is a monument in Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was sometimes referred to as the "Lincoln Memorial" before the mor ...
#Albert Pike Memorial
The Albert Pike Memorial is a public artwork in Washington, D.C., erected in 1901 and partially demolished by protestors in 2020.
It honors Albert Pike (1809–1891), a senior officer of the Confederate States Army as well as a poet, lawyer, a ...
– no longer standingSee also
*American Revolution Statuary
American Revolution Statuary is a group of fourteen statues in Washington, D.C., listed with the National Register of Historic Places. The statues are scattered across Washington, mainly in squares and traffic circles, with four statues of Europea ...
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.
This is a list of properties and districts in Washington, D.C., on the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 600 listings, including 74 National Historic Landmarks of the United States and another 13 places otherwise designated ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. American Civil War military monuments and memorials C Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.