As of 2025-10-27, the Albert Pike statue is the only monument within Washington, D.C. that honors a Confederate general.
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Relative status among public monuments in the District of Columbia
The plaque at the base of the Albert Pike statue in Washington, D.C., originally mounted by the Freemasons, describes Pike as an "author, poet, scholar, soldier, jurist, orator, philanthropist and philosopher."
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Text of the plaque affixed to the monument