Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas

Major General George Henry Thomas

38°54′20.4″N 77°01′55.0″W / 38.905667°N 77.031944°W / 38.905667; -77.031944
Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
NRHP reference No.	78000257[1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1978[2]
Location	Thomas Circle, Washington, D.C., United States
Designer	John Quincy Adams Ward (sculptor) John L. Smithmeyer, Paul J. Pelz (architects)
Material	Bronze (sculpture) Granite (base)
Height	16 ft (4.9 m)
Opening date	November 19, 1879
Dedicated to	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.

The sculpture is one of eighteen Civil War monuments in Washington, D.C., which were collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is considered by art critics and historians to be one of the best equestrian statues in the city. The statue, which rests on an oval pedestal, and the surrounding park are owned and maintained by the National Park Service, a federal agency of the Interior Department.