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February 24, 1920
The Bemidji Daily Pioneer
Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Representative Osborne mistakenly describes the Sherman statue on Pennsylvania Avenue as gazing back at marching veterans like in the Civil War, but it faces the White House, causing public amusement after his speech on Pershing parade day.
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Representative Osborne Evidently Had Not Taken Keen Notice of Position of Sherman Statue.
One of the best speeches in the house in years came from Representative Osborne of California the day of the Pershing parade, says the Los Angeles Times. Having been one of the soldiers who marched up Pennsylvania avenue at the close of the Civil war for a final review by General Sherman, he was able to draw a beautiful and striking contrast with the return of the veterans of 1919.
At one point in the address the representative spoke feelingly of how Sherman, at the head of the column, at Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue had turned on his horse and looked back at the advancing veterans.
"Thus," said Mr. Osborne, "the figure of Sherman, cast in bronze, sits today at the head of Pennsylvania avenue, as he sat that day more than fifty years ago."
The reference to the Sherman statue aroused great interest and many were the pilgrimages made to the statue within the next few days to see how Sherman looked gazing down the avenue.
But horror of horrors! It developed that Sherman was looking not toward the advancing column, but toward the White House, which stands in an opposite direction.
Now Osborne is looking for the man who placed it thus.
Representative Osborne Evidently Had Not Taken Keen Notice of Position of Sherman Statue.
One of the best speeches in the house in years came from Representative Osborne of California the day of the Pershing parade, says the Los Angeles Times. Having been one of the soldiers who marched up Pennsylvania avenue at the close of the Civil war for a final review by General Sherman, he was able to draw a beautiful and striking contrast with the return of the veterans of 1919.
At one point in the address the representative spoke feelingly of how Sherman, at the head of the column, at Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue had turned on his horse and looked back at the advancing veterans.
"Thus," said Mr. Osborne, "the figure of Sherman, cast in bronze, sits today at the head of Pennsylvania avenue, as he sat that day more than fifty years ago."
The reference to the Sherman statue aroused great interest and many were the pilgrimages made to the statue within the next few days to see how Sherman looked gazing down the avenue.
But horror of horrors! It developed that Sherman was looking not toward the advancing column, but toward the White House, which stands in an opposite direction.
Now Osborne is looking for the man who placed it thus.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Osborne Speech
Sherman Statue
Pershing Parade
Civil War Review
Statue Mix Up
What entities or persons were involved?
Representative Osborne
General Sherman
Where did it happen?
Pennsylvania Avenue, Fifteenth Street, Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
Representative Osborne
General Sherman
Location
Pennsylvania Avenue, Fifteenth Street, Washington
Event Date
The Day Of The Pershing Parade
Story Details
Representative Osborne of California delivers a speech contrasting the Civil War veterans' parade reviewed by General Sherman with the 1919 Pershing parade, describing Sherman turning to look back at the column where the statue now sits, but the statue actually faces toward the White House.