Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic.

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.