General John A. Rawlins, Civil War monument in Rawlins Park, Washington D.C., United States
The bronze statue stands 8 feet tall on a 12-foot granite base, depicting General Rawlins wearing his military uniform with field glasses in hand.
Congress approved the statue's construction in 1872 with a $10,000 budget, using bronze from melted Confederate cannons for its creation.
The monument belongs to a collection of eighteen Civil War memorials listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.
The statue has undergone multiple relocations between 1880 and 1931 before settling permanently in its current location at Rawlins Park.
The statue honors General John Rawlins, who served as Chief of Staff to Ulysses S. Grant and later became Secretary of War despite battling tuberculosis.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Inception: 1872
Creator: Joseph A. Bailly
Part of: Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
GPS coordinates: 38.89569,-77.04197
Latest update: April 3, 2025 05:42
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