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<title>Men On Horses RSS</title><link>http://www.menonhorses.com/Index.html</link><description>Updates</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>studio@reiffenstein.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2009 Eric Reiffenstein</dc:rights><dc:date>2009-07-17T19:38:15-04:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:34:52 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>LaFayette Park</title><dc:creator>studio@reiffenstein.com</dc:creator><category>Revolutionary War</category><category>LaFayette</category><category>Rochambeau</category><category>Ko&#x15b;ciuszko</category><category>Steuben</category><category>Jackson</category><dc:date>2009-07-17T19:38:15-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/MOHblog.php#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/MOHblog.php#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Just North of the White House is LaFayette Park.   This seven acre park is home to five monuments.   Four of these are for Revolutionary War Heros from foreign countries.   Those to the Frenchmen LaFayette and Rochambeau can be found on the South East and South West corners.   The monument to Tadeusz Kościuszko of Poland is located on the North East Corner, and Friedrich von Steuben of Prussia is located on the North West.   Each of these men contributed greatly to the Revolutionary War effort.   The Marquis de LaFayette was instrumental in persuading the French to join on the side of the American Colonies and served as an aid to Washington and later a a General.   Rochambeau was selected by the French to lead the French Armies fighting for the Colonies, a position LaFayette had sought for himself.   Kościuszko  was a volunteer in the Continental Army and went on to become the Head Engineer of the Army.   Steuben joined the Continental Army at Valley Forge and was responsible for establishing standardized training as well  improving camp sanitation.   The monuments for these foreign patriots are all equal in size and presence.   However, the center of the park is dominated by an equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson.   Based on the statues you would think it was Jackson Park.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2nd Division</title><dc:creator>studio@reiffenstein.com</dc:creator><category>World War I</category><dc:date>2009-06-29T17:35:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[On the South West corner of the Ellipse you will find a monument for the 2nd division.   The 2nd  Division was created in October of 1917 to serve in the defense of France in World War I.   This monument was first dedicated in July 1936 to honor the 17,660 who died while serving with the 2nd Division in WW I.   In 1962 two additional wings were dedicated for WWII on the West, and Korea on the East.   The flaming sword guards the gateway and represents the the Divisions defense of Paris.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Meade</title><dc:creator>studio@reiffenstein.com</dc:creator><category>American Civil War</category><category>George Meade</category><dc:date>2009-06-29T16:12:54-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In front of the US Court House on the corner of Pennsylvania Ave and Constitution Ave, is a statue General George Meade.   Meade had replaced General Hooker in command of the Army of the Potomac just days before the battle of Gettysburg.   This statue, erected as a gift from the State of Pennsylvania reflects Meade&rsquo;s role as the victor at Gettysburg.   On seeing this monument I assumed that it was erected shortly after the war, when memories of Gettysburg were fresh and Meade was remembered as the victorious General.   However this statue was commisioned in 1915 and dedicated in October of 1925, perhaps the First World War was cause for reflection.   Regardless I find this to be a very majestic depiction of the General, it feels Napoleonic  and  reflects the pivtol role he played in the Civil War.


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Pershing</title><dc:creator>studio@reiffenstein.com</dc:creator><category>World War I</category><category>Pershing</category><dc:date>2009-06-11T19:34:01-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Between Freedom Plaza and Sherman Park you will find Pershing Park.   Home to an ice rink from November-Mid March and a small Memorial to General Pershing.   He was the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI , was the first person to achieve the Rank of Full General since Philip Sheridan in 1888, and the only person to become General of the Armies of America in their lifetime.   George Washington was award the the rank General of the Armies of America by Gerald Ford in 1976 and Congress passed an Act which stipulated that no one would ever outrank Washington.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Observation </title><dc:creator>studio@reiffenstein.com</dc:creator><category>William Tecumseh Sherman</category><category>Kasimir Pulaski</category><dc:date>2009-06-11T17:19:07-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As I was writing about Sherman I realized that in Sherman and Pulaski I had picked to historic generals that I had an odd connection with.   I also noted that they have an odd connection with each other.   In both cases that connection is the City of Savannah. ...  Pulaski died in the course of battle while Sherman was able to avoid battle when the city surrendered for fear of meeting the same fate as Atlanta.   My connection comes from my time in Graduate School at the Savannah College of Art and Design. ...  In Montery Square you will find a monument to General Pulaski, and just off of Madison Square, less then on block away you will find the Green-Meldrim Mansion which served as Sherman&rsquo;s headquarters.   Now in Washington DC you will find General Pulaski&rsquo;s Monument on the NE Corner of Freedom Plaza, on the corner of Pennsylvania Ave N. and 13th Street.   Two blocks away on the corner of Pennsylvania Ave S. and 15th Street is Sherman Park and his Monument.   This proximity was the reason for these sites being my first two entries.   I was able to photograph them on the same day due to their location.   It wasn&rsquo;t till I was writing the entry on Sherman that I realized the other connection. 


...Monuments and Memorials to heros of the past can be found in every city and almost every town throughout the United States. ...  When I was young I thought The War Memorial was simply the arena were the Circus, Ice Shows and Rock Concerts took place.   It wasn&rsquo;t till I became a young man that I realized that &lsquo;The War Memorial&rsquo; was not simply the name of the place but also its purpose.   My hope is that this project help viewers remember these heros everyday and not just on holidays.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>William Tecumseh Sherman</title><dc:creator>studio@reiffenstein.com</dc:creator><category>American Civil War</category><category>William Tecumseh Sherman</category><dc:date>2009-06-08T20:59:24-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sherman Park is the location of the Monument to this Civil War General.   This site was chosen because he was reported to have stood on this spot while reviewing troops returning from the Civil War.   He is best known for his &lsquo;March to the sea&rsquo; which left much of Georgia in flames.   He was greatly criticized for his &lsquo;scorched earth&rsquo; policy and is considered by some historians to be the first modern General.   His victory in Georgia, which culminated in the surrender of Savannah, helped seal Lincoln&rsquo;s re-election.   When Grant became President Sherman succeeded him as Commanding General of the Army.   While the Commanding General of the Army he was responsible for the conduct of the Indian Wars.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Kasimir Pulaski</title><dc:creator>studio@reiffenstein.com</dc:creator><category>Revolutionary War</category><category>Kasimir Pulaski</category><dc:date>2009-06-08T20:45:25-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.menonhorses.com/Blog/files/jun-2009#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Pulaski was a Polish Nobleman who fought beside Lafayette at the Battle of Brandywine.   He was later commissioned a Brigadier General and in 1778 established the American Cavalry.   In 1779 he forced the British out of Charleston South Carolina and died latter that year leading the charge at the Battle of Savannah.   This statue of Pulaski can be found in on the North East corner of Freedom Plaza at Pennsylvania Ave N. and 13th st.
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