Holmes Norton and many others have argued that Pike, who was also a prominent leader of the Freemasons as well as a confederate general, “served dishonorably” and noted that he “took up arms against the United States [and] misappropriated funds.”

The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate Army brigadier general whose wartime career lasted less than two years, is scheduled to be back on its plinth at D Street between Third and Fourth streets NW in October.