 General Philip Sheridan is a bronze sculpture that honors Civil War general Philip Sheridan . The monument was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum , best known for his design of Mount Rushmore . Dedicated in 1908 , dignitaries in attendance at the unveiling ceremony included President Theodore Roosevelt , members of the President 's cabinet , high @-@ ranking military officers and veterans from the Civil War and Spanish – American War . The equestrian statue is located in the center of Sheridan Circle in the Sheridan @-@ Kalorama neighborhood of Washington , D.C. The bronze statue , surrounded by a plaza and park , is one of eighteen Civil War monuments in Washington , D.C. , which were collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 . The sculpture and surrounding park are owned and maintained by the National Park Service , a federal agency of the Interior Department . 
