I thought that the McClellan statue in DC was going to be my last monument trivia question of the summer, then I saw the statue at right. The plaque at its base talks about law — so I thought I'd use this as part of a two-part post. First, to identify the statue; then I'll follow that up with talk about the law — and how the law it talks about is itself part of making and remembering history.
So — with no hints this time — who's the person depicted in the picture and where is this statue?
This statue looks like Robert E. Lee.
I think it's of Lee and I guess it is on the Gettysburg battlefield, probably at or near the spot where Pickett's charge began.
Calvin is veeeeeeery close….
Yes, Calvin is close! Very. Right town. Pickett's Charge had a lot to do with this statue.
And I agree with Joan that it does look like General Lee.
Meade at Gettysburg
My immediate reaction matches Steven Harbour's choice: Meade at Gettysburg. But then my immediate instinct on Thomas (rather than McClellan) in D.C. a few days ago was all wrong…..
Steven and David have gotten it *exactly*. Good going on picking this off.
It's Meade at Gettysburg, which is just a few hundred yards from the end of Pickett's Charge. I've got a post about this going up tomorrow morning, which talks about the plaque at the base of the monument.