Below are pictured virtually every existing sculpture that John Rogers published in plaster, including variations. Variations were particular groups where, for either aesthetic or structural reasons, Rogers decided to make a change to the original composition of the statue and from that time forward only sold casting of the "new and improved" version. An example would be the three variations of "Council of War" in which the position of Stanton’s hands have been changed.
There are a few pieces that Rogers is known to have published, such as "The Farmer’s Home" for which no copy has been located and for which no photograph was available. If examples of these pieces are ever discovered, they will be added to the gallery below.
The occasion of this group was the council at which the campaign of 1864 was determined upon, which was followed by Grant's order on May 1 for the advance of the great armies of the Republic against the principal forces of the Confederates. Here, General U.S. Grant explains the plan by pointing to the map of the area in question while Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton looks on. This version shows Stanton's cleaning his glasses over Lincoln's shoulder.
Height: 24”Date: March 31, 1868