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English: Monument honoring James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States. Designed by John Q. A. Ward, it was erected in Washington, D. C., by the Society of the army of the Cumberland, and dedicated on 12 May 1887. It consists of a bronze statue of Garfield, 10½ feet high, standing on a circular pedestal, 18 feet in height, with buttresses, on which are
three reclining figures, representing a student, a warrior, and a statesman. The U. S. government gave the site and the granite pedestal, besides contributing to the cost of the statues, and furnishing cannon to be used in their casting. The unusual attitude of the arms is explained by the fact that Gen. Garfield was left-handed. |
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| Date | dedicated 12 May 1887; this rendering published 1892 | ||
| Source | Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, 1892, v. 2, p. 602 | ||
| Author | John Q. A. Ward (monument design) | ||
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