Major General James B. McPherson - Washington, DC
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This equestrian statue of Major General James B. McPherson is located in McPherson Square in Washington, DC.
Waymark Code: WMDB0N
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dh2000dh
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This bronze statue of Civil War hero Major General James B. McPherson was created by American artist Louis Rebisso. The statue is centrally located within the Square named in McPherson's honor.

"Equestrian portrait of McPherson holding the reins in his proper left hand and a pair of field glasses in his proper right hand. He sits in the saddle with his body turned slightly to the proper right as he surveys his battlefield. His horse is caught mid-stride as it walks forward with its proper right front foot raised and its head down. The sculpture rests on a rectangular base adorned around the top with a ring of small wreaths and a ring of stars and around the bottom with a ring of canon balls."

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The inscription on the west side of the base reads:

MAJ. GEN. JAMES B. McPHERSON,
ATLANTA,
JULY 22, 1864.

The inscription on the east side of the base reads:

ERECTED BY HIS COMRADES
OF THE SOCIETY OF
THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.

Union or Confederacy: Union - North

General's Name: James Birdseye McPherson

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