Philip H. Sheridan

Historical marker location:

2300 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Sheridan-Kalorama, District of Columbia

( Memorial is at the intersection of Sheridan Circle Northwest and 23rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Sheridan Circle Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1908

General of the Army of the United States.

The District was a major center of the slave trade in the 19th century: Prior to the Civil War, Washington, D.C. was home to one of the largest slave markets in the country. Slaves were bought and sold in public auctions held in the city, and many prominent politicians and businessmen owned slaves.