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}} Major General James B. McPherson is a public artwork by American artist Louis Rebisso, located at McPherson Square in Washington, D.C., United States. Major General James B. McPherson was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993. The monument is a bronze equestrian statue of Civil War hero James B. McPherson. The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC, of the National Register of Historic Places. ==Description== The memorial shows General McPherson sitting upon a horse, turned slightly to the proper right as if surveying a battlefield. He is holding the horses reins in his proper left hand and a pair of field glasses in his proper right hand. His horse, caught in mid-stride, walks with its proper right foot raised and its head turned down. The statue sits upon a rectangular granite base (H. ., D. .). The base is adorned with a ring of small wreaths around the top and a ring of stars around the bottom, along with a ring of cannonballs. The west side of the base is inscribed with: MAJ. GEN. JAMES B. McPHERSON ATLANTA JULY 22, 1864 The east side of the base is inscribed with: ERECTED BY HIS COMRADES OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Major General James B. McPherson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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