Museum District in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Civil War Horse

Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 3, 2026

1. Civil War Horse Marker

Inscription. This bronze sculpture depicts an exhausted, emaciated, riderless horse to remind us of the 1.5 million horses and mules of the United States and Confederate armies who were killed, wounded, or died of disease during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Commissioned by philanthropist Paul Mellon, Civil War Horse was sculpted by English artist Tessa Pullan and gifted to the VMHC in 1997. A 3/4 life-size version of this sculpture is at the National Sporting Library & Museum (Middleburg, Virginia) and another at the U.S. Cavalry Museum (Fort Riley, Kansas).

Conservation supported by The Windsor Foundation Trust

Erected by Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 37° 33.465′ N, 77° 28.457′ W. Memorial is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Museum District. It can be reached from North Arthur Ashe Boulevard 0.1 miles west of Stuart Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 428 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond VA 23221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bridled Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Robinson House

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Slavery and Freedom (about 400 feet away); Virginia Historical Society (about 400 feet away); Rumors of War (about 500 feet away); The Home For Needy Confederate Women (about 600 feet away); Confederate Soldiers' Home (about 700 feet away); Confederate Memorial Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Robinson House (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Virginia Historical Society (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Residential Life at R. E. Lee Camp, No.1 (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

<i>Civil War Horse</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 3, 2026

2. Civil War Horse

The marker is on the concrete base just below the sculpture.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 3, 2026

3. Civil War Horse

The marker is on the concrete base on the opposite side of this sculpture, facing the ground floor door of VMHC.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.