Grant: General in Chief of the armies of the United States.
More than 1 million people, and possibly as many as 1.5 million, attended his funeral procession in New York in 1885 on a national day of mourning.Ī million people attended the dedication of his tomb on the northern tip of Manhattan in 1897.Īnd then the veterans of the war died off, and the populace as a whole largely forgot why they had once revered the little man from Ohio. He went on to serve two terms as president and write some of the most celebrated memoirs in the history of American letters. As much as any person not named Abraham Lincoln, Grant saved the Union. He developed a grand strategy to defeat the Confederacy and ultimately, with much struggle, succeeded. Grant took command of all the armies of the United States. One hundred and fifty years ago this spring, Ulysses S. Tour buses stop nearby, but everyone walks toward the Capitol - except groups that pose on the steps of the memorial because it offers an excellent spot to capture the Capitol as a backdrop. The memorial is a hike from the museums, Union Station or any Metro stop. ¶ Grant, huge as he is, is dwarfed by the Capitol and is flanked by lots with signs reading “Permit Parking Only.” The oceanic Capitol Reflecting Pool was built in 1971 as if to block Grant from charging onto the Mall. But at least these folks are surrounded by pedestrians and motorists.
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¶ Washington is full of statues to Civil War heroes whose achievements have been largely forgotten. His horse is so passive-looking it appears to be waiting for someone to insert a quarter. He stares fixedly down the Mall toward Lincoln in his memorial. Grant is, appropriately, the calm man at the center of the storm. The memorial features one of the largest equestrian statues in the world, set on a platform 250 feet wide, with ancillary sculptures that are heaving with action and drama. ¶ Its location is actually spectacular, right at the foot of Capitol Hill, at the opening to the Mall. Grant Memorial is the Lost Monument of Washington.
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