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Book SynopsisFor tourists and long-time residents, and for anyone interested in the Civil War or public art, Testament to Union is a wonderful guide to these tangible connections to the nation's past and an era when public monuments packed powerful messages.
Trade ReviewReading this book makes me want to jump in the car, drive down to Washington and look at these monuments with new eyes. It provides a wonderful example of what historic travel is all about and the way it can add a whole new dimension to a visit... Jacob takes what could have been a dry topic and turns it into a fascinating behind-the-pedestals look at 41 Civil War monuments in the nation's capital. -- Tom Huntington, Editor Historic Traveler Rich and fascinating and packed with the kind of detail that can only come with total immersion in a subject, Testament to Union is a Washingtonian's jewel hoard... We are, in short, in the hands of a master of anecdote, who leads the reader from one end of the town to the other by the stories and histories behind the sightless faces of the sculptured heroes and their attendant figures. -- Duncan Spencer Washington Times Readable and well illustrated... Each entry sets the memorial in its political and artistic context and traces the story of its design, construction, and dedication. These accounts are well researched, vivid, and revealing, as Jacob weaves in human stories about controversies, sponsors, and sculptors. -- Catherine W. Bishir Journal of Southern History 2000 Jacob's book is a handsomely produced catalog of the Civil War monuments located in the Washington, D.C., area, with excellent new photographs. -- Kirk Savage Public Historian 1999 Jacob's remarkable volume vividly animates our understanding of the resonant connections between art and history within a politically charged civic matrix, and she skillfully conveys the complexities inherent in historical commemoration. -- Betsy Fahlman Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 1999
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Monuments
Chapter 1. Arsenal Monument
Chapter 2. Emancipation
Chapter 3. Veterans of Foreign Wars Tribute
Chapter 4. Freedom
Chapter 5. James A. Garfield Memorial
Chapter 6. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
Chapter 7. Peace Monument
Chapter 8. Major General George Gordon Meade Memorial
Chapter 9. Albert Pike Memorial
Chapter 10. Pension Building
Chapter 11. Abraham Lincoln, Judiciary Square
Chapter 12. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson and the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Chapter 13. Major General Winfield Scott Hancock
Chapter 14. Admiral David Farragut, United States Navy Memorial
Chapter 15. Major General John A. Logan
Chapter 16. Major General George H. Thomas
Chapter 17. Brigadier General James Birdseye McPherson
Chapter 18. General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
Chapter 19. Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, Scott Circle
Chapter 20. Admiral David Farragut, Farragut Square
Chapter 21. Major General John A. Rawlins
Chapter 22. Abraham Lincoln, Rail Fence Mender
Chapter 23. John Ericsson Monument
Chapter 24. Lincoln Memorial
Chapter 25. Nuns of the Battlefield
Chapter 26. Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont Memorial Fountain
Chapter 27. Major General George B. McClellan
Chapter 28. General Philip H. Sheridan
Chapter 29. 25th New. York Volunteers Monument
Chapter 30. Lincoln Under Fire
Chapter 31. African-American Civil War Memorial
Chapter 32. Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, Soldiers' Home
Chapter 33. Abraham Lincoln, Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Chapter 34. Arlington National Cemetery
Chapter 35. Major John Rodgers Meigs
Chapter 36. Major General William Worth Belknap Monument
Chapter 37. Major General Philip Kearny
Chapter 38. Confederate Monument
Chapter 39. Brigadier General Richard L. Hoxie and Vinnie Ream Hoxie Monument
Chapter 40. Major General Henry W. Lawton Monument
Chapter 41. Alexandria Confederate Memorial
Appendix A. Monuments by Date of Installation
Appendix B. Alphabetical List of Monuments with Sculptors
Appendix C. Alphabetical List of Sculptors with Monuments
Other Sources Consulted
Index
