Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas
Major General George Henry Thomas, also known as the Thomas Circle Monument, is an equestrian sculpture in Washington, D.C. that honors Civil War general George Henry Thomas. The monument is located in the center of Thomas Circle, on the border of the downtown and Logan Circle neighborhoods. It was sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward, best known for his work on the statue of George Washington in Wall Street, Manhattan. Attendees at the dedication in 1879 included President Rutherford B. Hayes, Generals Irvin McDowell, Philip Sheridan, and William Tecumseh Sherman, senators and thousands of soldiers.
Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas
Drawing of the statue's dedication
The Thomas statue with the National City Christian Church in the background.
Image: General George Henry Thomas sculpture
George Henry Thomas was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
George Henry Thomas
Thomas at his bivouac at Chickamauga
Memorial to Thomas in Oakwood Cemetery
J. C. Buttre's 1877 engraving of Thomas, based on a photograph by George N. Bernard