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Location: SHERMAN PLAZA

City: WASHINGTON

State: District of Columbia

Zip Code: 20006

Type of Memorial: Equestrian Memorials

Year Dedicated: 1896

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Photograph By: DAVID OHMER


GENERAL SHERMAN LEAD HIS TROOPS TO THE CAPTURE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, A MILITARY SUCCESS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN. SHERMAN’S SUBSEQUENT MARCH THROUGH GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS FURTHER UNDERMINED THE CONFEDERACY’S ABILITY TO CONTINUE FIGHTING.


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