Major General Nathanael Greene Memorial - Washington, D.C. - U.S. Revolutionary War Memorials on Waymarking.com

Etched in the base of the pedestal holding the bronze statue: "Sacred to the memory of Nathanael Greene Esquire. A native of the state of Rhode Island who died on the 9th of June 1786. Late Major General in the service of the U.S. and commander of the Army in the Southern Department."

In addition, the following information about Nathanael Greene and this sculpture was found on the internet (visit link): Major General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was a resident of Rhode Island who worked in his father's iron foundry until the beginning of the Revolutionary War. He then helped to organize Rhode Island's militia and served as an enlisted man, eventually rising to the rank of quartermaster general. He is known as "the Savior of the South" for his leadership of his troops against Cornwallis, cutting off the British invasion of the southern colonies. His was the first statue added to the National Statuary Hall collection in the Capitol.

James M. Goode notes in his delightful book The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. that Greene's statue was knocked off its pedestal by high winds in a 1930 storm but recovered and reseated with the help of a derrick.

In keeping with the often curious ways of District government, Greene's statue sits in a small square officially named "Stanton Square."

Type of Memorial: Statue

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