Tango01 | 06 Aug 2020 9:32 p.m. PST |
…favor with historians. "The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is the Lost Monument of Washington. It might as well be invisible. No one knows it's there. ¶ Its location is actually spectacular, right at the foot of Capitol Hill, at the opening to the Mall. 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. Grant is, appropriately, the calm man at the center of the storm. He stares fixedly down the Mall toward Lincoln in his memorial. His horse is so passive-looking it appears to be waiting for someone to insert a quarter. ¶ Washington is full of statues to Civil War heroes whose achievements have been largely forgotten. Logan. Thomas. Sheridan. Scott. Farragut. McPherson. But at least these folks are surrounded by pedestrians and motorists. ¶ 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. The memorial is a hike from the museums, Union Station or any Metro stop. 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. Grant is left out of the frame…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Max Schnell | 07 Aug 2020 5:21 a.m. PST |
"The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is the Lost Monument of Washington. It might as well be invisible." Hence, there is not a picture of the statue in the article. |
ChrisBrantley | 07 Aug 2020 5:50 a.m. PST |
Good picture is anyone wants a visual reference.
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Totenkopf | 07 Aug 2020 6:13 a.m. PST |
Not sure how it can be classified as lost. There are several streets that pass nearby from which the Statue is in full view. The statue sits immediately across from the capitol and directly in front of the National Mall. Every time I have visited the area of the statue it is literally surrounded by visitors. I am perplexed by the author's statements. Still, nice that the statue is being talked about. |
donlowry | 07 Aug 2020 9:26 a.m. PST |
It's not as if you can tell by the picture, or from a passing car, whose statue it is. Reminds me of the old joke: "Who's buried in Grant's tomb?" (A lot of people didn't/don't know!) |
Max Schnell | 07 Aug 2020 10:54 a.m. PST |
Chris, thanks for the pic. |
Tango01 | 07 Aug 2020 12:56 p.m. PST |
Thanks also…. Amicalement Armand |
Old Glory | 07 Aug 2020 7:26 p.m. PST |
I believe Grant gets little notice because of the thought that the North won because of shear numbers -- not due to anyones brilliant strategy-- The same with Russia in ww2 -- they won because they had more people killed -- which could be an indicator that you were actually losing ??? Russ Dunaway |
Bill N | 08 Aug 2020 3:38 a.m. PST |
Most people in DC today have no clue who Thomas, Logan, McPherson or DuPont were. Their monuments are simply traffic facts to be dealt with. So what that they don't equate the western front of the Capital/east end of the Mall with the Grant Memorial. At least they know who he was. |
Murvihill | 08 Aug 2020 4:25 p.m. PST |
"… they won because they had more people killed -- which could be an indicator that you were actually losing ???" Usually the losers don't end up in the winners' capital. |
zardoz1957 | 11 Aug 2020 8:34 p.m. PST |
Attackers suffer more casualties than defenders. Grant attacked… …and won. |
donlowry | 16 Aug 2020 8:48 a.m. PST |
As Horace Porter pointed out, Grant lost fewer men in taking Richmond than his predecessors lost while trying to take it, and failing. |
Bill N | 16 Aug 2020 7:45 p.m. PST |
It also took him less than a year to do it, while his predecessors couldn't do it in almost three. The part that is that the boast leaves out though was that he took Richmond and captured Lee's army with an army that those predecessors had built and refined. Little Mac Hooker and Meade, for their shortcomings built a very capable army. |
Heedless Horseman | 16 Aug 2020 8:35 p.m. PST |
I believe in 'History'…it has ENORMOUS value…BUT…it is always open to perception. On a very different subject, (U.K Football (Soccer!), a local team, (I am NOT a sport Fan!), got a National and Local Football Hero as Manager, when in the Doldrums. HE bought players and Managed…BUT…first few games of the new season were, as usual, dire, (things need time to mesh!), so, 'The Loyal-est' Supporters Turned…and he went on to other things. New Manager…(who had not had time to do anything)…AND, team started to climb…New Super Hero!!! The old 'fallen' hero…NOW Dead, is now a 'Local Hero!' again! History IS History…but the eyes of the Beholder will see what they want to see. Just Keep the D**n History!!! Chris Brantley: That looks like a rather good memorial. UK…you can't even see Nelson, stuck up on his pole! LOL. |