MACOMB, Alexander: Memorial (ca. 1841) at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. by Unknown located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area

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Alexander Macomb, Junior (3 April 1782 – 25 June 1841) was the commanding general of the United States Army from 29 May 1828 to 25 June 1841. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Macomb was the son of Alexander Macomb, Sr. and Mary Catherine Navarre.Macomb was commissioned in the Army Corps of Engineers in 1802 and spent five years in charge of coastal fortifications in the Carolinas and Georgia. He won acclaim during the War of 1812 as brigadier-general in command of the frontier of northern New York. Source: Wikipedia

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ALEXANDER MACOMB
Major General, Commanding-in-Chief
United States Army. Died at Washington the seat of government 25 June 1841

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It were but a small tribute to his memory to say that in youth and manhood he served his country in the profession in which he died during a period of more than forty years without a stain or blemish on his escutcheon.
By general orders of War Department

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The honors conferred upon him by President Madison, received on the field of victory, for distinguished and gallant conduct in defeating the enemy at Plattsburg, and the thanks of Congress, bestowed with a medal commemorative of this triumph of the arms of the republic, attest the high estimate of his gallantry and meritorious services.
General orders of the War Department.

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 63 Item #1.44; Capitol Hill area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p92 Item #A-41)
Medium: Marble
Artist: Unknown(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Cemeteries
Location: 18th & E Sts SE (range 55, site 147) Washington, D.C. Congressional Cemetery
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Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 71500430 (dcMem ID #237 )

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MACOMB, Alexander: Memorial (ca. 1841) at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
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"Outdoor Sculpture" & "Washington Sculpture" differ on the title. In W.S. any level of general is called "General" whereas in O.S. he used "Major General."

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Congressional Cemetery website
Wikipedia article on Macomb