The General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument stands in Sherman Plaza, part of President's Park in Washington, D.C. Congress created a commission in 1892 to build it. Carl Rohl-Smith won the commission, died in 1900, and others completed the work. President Theodore Roosevelt dedicated it on October 15, 1903. The final cost was 123,969 dollars.
The bronze equestrian statue is 17 feet 6 inches (5.3 meters) tall on a granite pedestal of 25 feet 4 inches (7.7 meters). It shows Sherman as he rode up Pennsylvania Avenue on May 24, 1865. Four bas-reliefs, groups for War and Peace, four corner soldiers and medallions of corps commanders surround it.
A mosaic around the pedestal lists his battles. The National Park Service owns the monument, and a 2011 restoration cost 2 million dollars. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Access is now restricted because the Secret Service widened the White House security perimeter.
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