Bronze Replica of Houdon's Statue of General Washington

Identifier:

001271

Collection Number:

A&M 3250, Photographs. Civil War. Stutler Collection

Title:

Bronze Replica of Houdon's Statue of General Washington

Date:

undated

Description:

Bronze replica of Houdon's statue of General George Washington at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington. 'Captured' in June, 1864 by General David Hunter, it was removed to Wheeling where it stood until 1866 when it was restored to Virginia by legislative action. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'

Subjects:

Civil War--Stutler Collection.

Personal Names:

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Statues., Hunter, David, 1802-1886., Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828.

Corporate Names:

Virginia Military Institute.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView