known public artwork washington honoring founder republic organization union veterans memorial sited indiana plaza located intersection 7th street indiana avenue pennsylvania avenue neighborhood bronze figures sculpted prominent 20th century artist attendees dedication ceremony included president senator hundreds union veterans memorial eighteen civil war monuments washington collectively listed national_register_of_historic_places bronze sculptures figures displayed triangular granite shaft concrete base memorial owned maintained national_park_service federal agency history background graduate practiced medicine illinois civil war began appointed surgeon 14th eventually achieved rank major following honorable discharge began practicing medicine springfield illinois soon began plans national association union veterans named new organization republic wrote constitution adopted motto fraternity charity loyalty organization open union soldiers sailors discharged found lack enthusiasm springfield veterans chose nearby establish post republic april date year anniversary charter members taken began attract new members relegated adjutant general spent time attending routine duties time death medical practice failing felt succeed following death grew charitable organization union wounded veterans country powerful single issue political group late 19th century nation veterans association open officers enlisted men membership grew responsible securing large veterans members played active role election union veterans president early 20th century membership declined veterans died old age organization leaders began plans honor group founder behest general raised members erect memorial congress appropriated additional march leaders specific plans memorial left little artist creativity wanted tall triangular granite shaft figures representing organization motto scottish american sculptor immigrated united_states chosen project time considered country best architectural known large soldiers sailors monument syracuse new_york architectural firm chosen design central shaft memorial founded performed contracting duties memorial company chosen contractor foundation resolution passed senate april provided memorial erected city public lands library congress capitol grounds site chosen corner 7th street louisiana avenue indiana avenue selected commission appointed congress commission consisted secretary war jacob senator representative general soil chosen site present day indiana plaza support memorial weight concrete foundation expanded dedication memorial formally dedicated july hundreds elderly veterans attended event wearing military uniforms prominent attendees included president senator following invocation commander chief colonel gave speech sacrifices union forces civil war said blood flag united_states raised dust smoke powder stained bullet ridden thrown breeze float forever broad land free paid tribute sacrifices veterans accepted memorial behalf american people following speech warner told crowd boys president united_states talks like feet cheers president united_states president introduced crowd conclusion ceremony marine band played old camp ground veterans sang brigadier general served grand marshal military parade marched city hall past memorial west pennsylvania avenue treasury building ended 15th street later history created indiana plaza closing portion street decreasing width indiana avenue adding landscaping process required relocating memorial nearby fountain memorial visible terminus street fountain stands memorial previously located memorial eighteen civil war monuments washington collectively listed national_register_of_historic_places september historic sites march designated contributing property established september memorial surrounding plaza owned maintained national_park_service federal agency design location memorial located indiana plaza reservation neighborhood small public plaza located street archives metro station bounded 7th street west indiana avenue north pennsylvania avenue south east plaza bounded historic buildings sited directly north memorial historic fountain memorial sited circular plaza surrounded trees ivy decorative located entrances triangular shaft consisting granite blocks tall concrete base shaft bronze relief west relief union soldier union sailor fraternity soldier holding gun right hand left sailor holds american flag right hand word fraternity located relief fraternity relief relief bust dressed military uniform bust displayed bronze installed circular niche decorated foliage relief inscription flanked republic northeast memorial relief depicts woman long cape protecting small child standing left touching child shoulder left hand word charity relief woman holding shield drawn sword southeast memorial word loyalty located relief inscriptions memorial include following upper portion shaft union soldier sailor relief fraternity relief soldier sailor grand army republic organized illinois april benjamin franklin lower portion shaft relief charity relief charity figure greatest charity lower portion shaft charity relief loyalty relief loyalty figure knew glory country good lower portion shaft loyalty relief
Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial