It is sited in the center of Ward Circle, which was specifically made for the statue, at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenue in the American University Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Secretary of War Harry Hines Woodring spoke at the unveiling and accepted it on behalf of the president and the nation.

The figure of Ward is wearing a Revolutionary War general's uniform, with a hat and gloves in his left hand, and a cannon at his feet.

[2] In 1752, Ward was appointed Justice of the Peace and later elected to the Massachusetts Provincial Assembly, where he served for numerous terms.

[1] When the French and Indian War broke out, Ward split his time between fighting the enemy and serving in the Massachusetts General Court.

After the war's conclusion, Ward moved back to his hometown and worked in the local court system.

A year before the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, Ward was commissioned as a Brigadier General by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress on October 27, 1774.

[1][3] Ward's accomplishments were often overlooked by historians and the public, despite him being the first Commander-in-Chief of colonial forces in the Revolutionary War.

[4] Meanwhile, the engineering department of Washington, D.C.'s government worked on creating the traffic circle, with plans for American University to expand around it.

[16] A small viewing stand was built inside the circle and Frederic Adrian Delano, chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, served as head of ceremonies.

The event started with the playing of My Country, 'Tis of Thee by the United States Army Band, as a cavalry troop stood at attention.

The main speech was given by Harvard University's Henry Lee Shattuck, who talked about Ward's life and his contributions during and after the Revolutionary War.

Secretary of War Harry Hines Woodring accepted the statue on behalf of the president and the nation.

Woodring said "The Army of the United States holds in peculiar honor the man under whose command the forces of liberty were first rallied in Massachusetts.

"[17] Also in attendance were Crunelle, Gilmore David Clarke from the CFA, Chancellor Joseph M. M. Gray from American University, and former Assistant Attorney General Charles R.