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Lafayette Square; Jackson
This is picture of the Stonewall Jackson statue in the middle of Lafayette Square. Installed in 1853, this was the only statue in the square for nearly forty years. It was also the first equestrian statue to be cast in the United States by an American. People were amazed that sculptor Clark Mills managed to balance the weight of the statue on the hind legs of Jackson's rearing horse. The four cannon at the base were from Jackson's capture of the Spanish at Pensacola, Florida. |