General Alvin P. Hovey

General Alvin P. Hovey
General Alvin P. Hovey
NPS Image
 

Alvin P. Hovey, Brig. Gen.

Cost: $575 for bronze, $220 pedestal,

by Federal Government

Sculptor: George T. Brewster

Erected: May 1915

Location: south loop Union Avenue,

Tour Stop 15

Did You Know?

Thomas O. Selfridge

Thomas O. Selfridge, captain of the USS Cairo, commanded three boats which sank during the war. Each began with the letter "C"-Cumberland, Cairo, and Conestoga. The coincidence was noted after the Conestoga sank, and Selfridge was assigned to the USS Osage, which survived to the end of the war.