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In 2018, the statue was moved to Lexington Cemetery

Placed atop a grassy mound in Chicago's Grant Park, the John A. Logan Monument honors the life and service of Civil War Union general and Illinois politician John Alexander Logan. In his lifetime, John A. Logan served as a commander and general in…

Located at Monument Park in the Town of Houlton, this Union Soldiers' monument is dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of Houlton who lost their lives during the American Civil War. In 1902 the Great Fire of Houlton destroyed a large portion of the…

Funded by the local, the Memorial Hall Library was constructed in 1873 as town libray as well as the monument of the soldiers who made contribution to the Civil War. The architectural style combines the original Italianate and the Colonial Revival…

Erected in 1899, this monument to Colonel Thomas Cass of the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry stands on the same spot in the Boston Public Gardens where a previous statue of Cass was placed ten years before. Following a series of complaints about the…

Single figure of Harriet Tubman, wearing a coat, haversack slung over her right shoulder, and a pistol at her waist. Tubman points her right hand toward the sky, symbolic of the “North Star.” Signed by the artist: James L. Gafgen, 2005. Foundry…

The first and largest monument created for Monument Avenue, the Robert E. Lee Monument was a focal point in Richmond, Virginia. It was composed of two distinct parts: a prominent base, designed by Paul Pujol, and a large statue designed by the…

As the first and the largest monument in Monument Avenue, the Robert E. Lee Monument is a focal point in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1890 based on a painting of Robert Lee by Adalbert Volck. The monument is composed of two distinct parts:…