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United States historic place
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
Washington, D.C.
[3] The statues depict 11 Union generals and formerly included one
Confederate general,
Albert Pike , who was
depicted as a
Mason and not as a general. The Pike statue was torn down on
Juneteenth 2020, as part of the
George Floyd protests .
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[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 .
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.
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[8] They are listed as a group on the
National Register of Historic Places .
The
African American Civil War Memorial
38°54′29″N 77°1′33″W / 38.90806°N 77.02583°W / 38.90806; -77.02583 (African American Civil War Memorial ) was completed in 1997 and is not included in the group of historic statues.
Statues
Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Emancipation Memorial
Samuel Francis DuPont Memorial Fountain
38°54′35″N 77°2′36″W / 38.90972°N 77.04333°W / 38.90972; -77.04333 (DuPont Memorial Fountain )
Nuns of the Battlefield
38°54′21″N 77°2′25″W / 38.90583°N 77.04028°W / 38.90583; -77.04028 (Nuns of the Battlefield )
Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
38°53′37″N 77°1′18″W / 38.89361°N 77.02167°W / 38.89361; -77.02167 (Grand Army of the Republic )
Peace Monument
38°53′26″N 77°0′44″W / 38.89056°N 77.01222°W / 38.89056; -77.01222 (Peace Monument )
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
38°53′23″N 77°0′46″W / 38.88972°N 77.01278°W / 38.88972; -77.01278 (U.S. Grant )
Major General James B. McPherson
38°54′7″N 77°2′3″W / 38.90194°N 77.03417°W / 38.90194; -77.03417 (Gen. McPherson )
Admiral David G. Farragut
38°54′7″N 77°2′20″W / 38.90194°N 77.03889°W / 38.90194; -77.03889 (Admiral Farragut )
Major General John A. Logan
38°54′35″N 77°1′47″W / 38.90972°N 77.02972°W / 38.90972; -77.02972 (Gen. Logan )
Major General George Henry Thomas
38°54′20″N 77°1′57″W / 38.90556°N 77.03250°W / 38.90556; -77.03250 (Gen. Thomas )
Brevet Lt. General Winfield Scott
38°54′26″N 77°2′12″W / 38.90722°N 77.03667°W / 38.90722; -77.03667 (Gen. Scott )
General Winfield Scott Hancock
38°53′37″N 77°1′20″W / 38.89361°N 77.02222°W / 38.89361; -77.02222 (Gen. Hancock )
General John A. Rawlins
38°53′45″N 77°2′31″W / 38.89583°N 77.04194°W / 38.89583; -77.04194 (Gen. Rawlins )
General Philip Sheridan
38°54′44″N 77°3′2″W / 38.91222°N 77.05056°W / 38.91222; -77.05056 (Gen. Sheridan )
Major General George B. McClellan
38°55′0″N 77°2′47″W / 38.91667°N 77.04639°W / 38.91667; -77.04639 (Gen. McClellan )
General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
38°53′46″N 77°2′3″W / 38.89611°N 77.03417°W / 38.89611; -77.03417 (Gen. Sherman )
George Gordon Meade Memorial
38°53′32″N 77°0′59″W / 38.89222°N 77.01639°W / 38.89222; -77.01639 (Gen. Meade )
Emancipation Memorial
38°53′23″N 76°59′25″W / 38.88972°N 76.99028°W / 38.88972; -76.99028 (Emancipation Memorial )
Albert Pike Memorial
38°53′41″N 77°0′57″W / 38.89472°N 77.01583°W / 38.89472; -77.01583 (Gen. Pike ) – no longer standing
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