I have entered the field to die, if need be, for this government, and never expect to return to peaceful pursuits until the object of this war of preservation has become a fact established.

Logan County Colorado is named in his honor. The city of Napoleon is the county seat. Another equestrian statue stands in Logan Circle in Washington D.

A commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic he is regarded as the most important figure in the movement to recognize Memorial Day as an official holiday. He is also honored with a statue in Grant Park in Chicago Illinois.