Below Washington, (finished after the American Civil War) includes statues of six other noted Virginians who took part in the American Revolution: Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Andrew Lewis, John Marshall, George Mason, and Thomas Nelson Jr.[3] The lowest level has six bronze female allegorical figures (muses / graces) that represent the ideas of "Colonial Times" (wielding an ax), "Finance" (wielding a ledger book), "Independence" (with broken shackles), "Bill of Rights" (wielding a sword) and "Revolution" (wielding a sword and crushing a king's crown underfoot).

[4] On April 30, 1863, Elements of George Washington on horseback on the monument were incorporated into the Seal of the Confederate States of America.

The cornerstone of the monument was laid in 1850 and it became the second equestrian statue of Washington to be unveiled in the United States (following the one in Union Square, New York City, unveiled in 1856).

The presidential oath of office was administered to Jefferson Davis by Judge J.D.

Halyburton and the vice presidential oath to Alexander H. Stephens by senate president R.M.T.