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Henry M. Shrady took 20
years to sculpt this piece, but died 2 weeks before it was dedicated in
1922. It is made up of three separate groups: Grant sitting on his
horse, three artillerymen in a caisson and seven charging cavalrymen.
Shrady used live models (both people and horses) when sculpting the
artwork, including himself! He was very concerned about the realism
of his piece and to make the sculpture of Grant, he studied a plaster mask
of Grant's face in the Smithsonian and learned details of Grant's personal
characteristics from his father, who had attended the general in his final
illness.
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