[2] At the top of the 42-foot monument stands a bronze figure of Abraham Lincoln astride a granite shaft.

[4] The panels of the monument depict key moments of the American Civil War: the land battles at Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, and Appomattox, and the naval battle between the USS Monitor and CSA Virginia.

[4] The statue was dedicated on May 30, 1892, accompanied by a parade of 10,000 people, including war veterans and schoolboys.

[3][4] Speeches were delivered by U.S. President Benjamin Harrison, New York Governor Roswell P. Flower, and reformer Frederick Douglass.

[3][4] Harrison's dedication speech emphasized unity and reconciliation, referencing the North and South's "mutual respect" and "common country.