. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . ere, on the brow of the hill, a bronze statue of , 10 ft. high, facing the city, by Launt Thompson, erectedby the Home in 187-4 ; cost $18,000. The grounds embrace 500 acres, and are most beautifully laidout. The drive within the enclosure extends 7 miles. Disabled piivate soldiers of the regular army are entitled to thebenefits of the Home; during their stay their pensions arestopped. The Home is three miles north of the Capitol. The tower ofthe main building affords the most beautiful of views, the Capi-tol being a main feat
. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . ere, on the brow of the hill, a bronze statue of , 10 ft. high, facing the city, by Launt Thompson, erectedby the Home in 187-4 ; cost $18,000. The grounds embrace 500 acres, and are most beautifully laidout. The drive within the enclosure extends 7 miles. Disabled piivate soldiers of the regular army are entitled to thebenefits of the Home; during their stay their pensions arestopped. The Home is three miles north of the Capitol. The tower ofthe main building affords the most beautiful of views, the Capi-tol being a main feature in the landscape. On a clear day thetop of Su gar-Loaf mountain can be discerned in the far distance. Horse-cars connect with, and convey passengers from, theterminus of the Seventh-street route to within a short distanceof the Home. National Military Cemetery. This burial-place adjoins the Soldiers Home; established in1861. It is a sad memorial of the war; 5,153 Union and 271Confederate dead are interred here. The names of 279 of themare unknown. 91. The Garfield Statue Is regarded by the sculptor, Mr. J. Q. A. Ward, as one of hismost successful achievements. It is a more pretentious and ornatework of art in its entirety than are the other monuments in thiscity. Its position is a commanding one, being situate in thesmall circle at the intersection of First street and Marylandavenue, adjoining tbe Capitol grounds to the west, and is seento fair advantage from the Capitol and surrounding grounds andfrom the intersecting streets. The statue rises thirty feet into the air and surmounts a broad 92 and shapely granite base and graceful pedestal. Three sides ofthe shaft are inscribed as follows: South face: James A. Garfield, 1831—1881. On the south-east face: Major General, U. S. V.; Member of Congress;Senator and President of the United States of America. On thenorth face : Erected by his Comrades of the Society of the Armyof the Cumberland, May 12, 1887. Surrounding the base
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