#JohnLogan September 23
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In September 2025, many of us will be taking part in the 30-Day Monuments Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we will spotlight one of the nearly 50,000 National Monuments or Memorials across the United States. In addition, we’ll feature a wide range of other tributes—from statues honoring heroes and athletes to memorials recognizing outstanding citizens and many other categories. Today the post is on a statue of JOHN LOGAN that sits on a hill in Grant Park in Chicago IL.
The National Monument Audit identifies the top 50 individuals with the most monuments, statues, or memorials across the United States. One name at #50 was John Logan—a figure I wasn’t familiar with. That audit states there are 12 places in the country honoring John Logan, but I am focusing on the statue located in Chicago IL.
If you want to find this statue of General John Logan, you need to go to Grant Park in Chicago. The General John A. Logan Memorial, unveiled in 1897, is a dramatic equestrian bronze statue sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens with the horse modeled by Alexander Phimister Proctor, set atop a tall grassy mound designed by architect Stanford White.
Monuments-30 Day Challenge Guidelines
As with previous challenges, participants are encouraged to adapt the guidelines to fit their own circumstances. If you can, commit to sharing something about a Monument in September
- Record something about a particular US Monument. Make sure you include the location and something about its significance. Try, if possible, to include a photo.
- Share with a challenge partner if you have one.
- Join the conversation by posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge
September 23-John Logan
Logan was considered by many historians as the premier volunteer general of the Civil War. After the war he served two terms as a US Senator (1871-77) and (1879-1886). He was one of the creators of Memorial Day.
John A Logan College is named in his honor.
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