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1. LOGANS_141105_27.JPG: Fond. Nelli, Roma 1897.
2. LOGANS_141105_50.JPG: Franklin Simmons, fecit
3. LOGANS_141105_60.JPG: "We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. All that the consecrated wealth and taste of the Nation can add to their adornment and security is but a fitting tribute to the memory of her slain defenders." -- John A. Logan Politician turned soldier, Illinois Congressman John Alexander Logan ranks among the great Civil War heroes. Faithful to Abraham Lincoln and the Union, John Logan courageously fought alongside Federal troops in 1861 at the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) in Virginia. After four years of service, Major General Logan proudly led the Union Army of the Tennessee along Pennsylvania Avenue in the 1865 Grand Review of the victorious Union armies. Once again a politician, Logan championed veterans' rights as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Military Affairs, and as the 1884 Republican Nominee for Vice President of the United States. Logan's great legacy emerges each May when this Nation recognizes all its fallen military heroes on Memorial Day. As Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a Union veterans organization, Logan issued General Order No. 11 in 1868, establishing May 30 as Decoration Day. After the First World War, Decoration Day evolved into Memorial Day to honor every American who died in wartime service. In 1971, Congress changed the date from May 30 to the last Monday in May. The Republican Party nominated Logan as James G. Blaine's Vice-Presidential running mate in 1884. April 9, 1901 - President William McKinley (seated at center, above) officiated the Logan Memorial dedication ceremony. The Memorial took its place at the Iowa - later Logan - Circle. Unique among Washington's equestrian tributes, with statue and main pedestal each cast in bronze, this memorial incorporates the visions of American sculptor Franklin Simmons and Logan's widow, Mary. December 26, 1886 - John A. Logan died. He laid in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda and later was buried in Washington's Soldiers' Home National Cemetery.
4. LOGANS_141105_64.JPG: As Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a Union veterans organization, Logan issued General Order No. 11 in 1868, establishing May 30 as Decoration Day. After the First World War, Decoration Day evolved into Memorial Day to honor every American who died in wartime service. In 1971, Congress changed the date from May 30 to the last Monday in May.
5. LOGANS_141105_67.JPG: The Republican Party nominated Logan as James G. Blaine's Vice-Presidential running mate in 1884.
6. LOGANS_141105_71.JPG: April 9, 1901 - President William McKinley (seated at center, above) officiated the Logan Memorial dedication ceremony. The Memorial took its place at the Iowa - later Logan - Circle. Unique among Washington's equestrian tributes, with statue and main pedestal each cast in bronze, this memorial incorporates the visions of American sculptor Franklin Simmons and Logan's widow, Mary.
7. LOGANS_141105_74.JPG: December 26, 1886 - John A. Logan died. He laid in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda and later was buried in Washington's Soldiers' Home National Cemetery.
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Wikipedia Description: Major General John A. Logan
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Major General John A. Logan, also known as the General John A. Logan Monument and Logan Circle Monument, is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. that honors politician and Civil War general John A. Logan. The monument is sited in the center of Logan Circle, a traffic circle and public park in the Logan Circle neighborhood. The statue was sculpted by artist Franklin Simmons, whose other prominent works include the Peace Monument and statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection. The architect of the statue base was Richard Morris Hunt, designer of prominent buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island. Prominent attendees at the dedication ceremony in 1901 included President William McKinley, members of his cabinet, Senator Chauncey Depew, Senator Shelby Moore Cullom, and General Grenville M. Dodge.

The sculpture is one of eighteen Civil War monuments in Washington, D.C., which were collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The bronze sculpture rests on a bronze and granite base adorned with two reliefs depicting historically inaccurate moments in Logan's life. The monument and surrounding park are owned and maintained by the National Park Service, a federal agency of the Interior Department.

History

Background

John A. Logan (1826–1886) was a native of Illinois who served as a second lieutenant in the Mexican–American War before studying at the University of Louisville to become a lawyer. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he was elected state senator and later a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. During the onset of the Civil War, Logan denounced what he considered extremists on both sides, but eventually volunteered to fight with the Union Army during the First Battle of Bull Run. He then resigned from Congress and was made colonel after he organized the 31st Illi ...More...
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