Pike was commissioned in the Confederate army as a brigadier general, but his wartime career lasted less than two years. His ...

Albert Pike, born in Boston, relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas, to pursue a career as a journalist. He became the editor and owner of The Advocate where he reported on the Supreme Court of Arkansas.

After the war, he became a leader in the Freemasons. And it’s that group that erected his statue, in 1901. Pike is known as a journalist, a writer and a poet.

The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020. It is the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C.

The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020. It is the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C.

The Albert Pike statue is expected to be reinstalled by October 2025. "The statue honors Pike’s leadership in Freemasonry, including his 32 years as Sovereign Grand Commander of the Ancient Rite ...

A Confederate monument of Brigadier General Albert Pike, pulled down by protesters in 2020, will be restored and returned to its original location in Washington D.C. this October.

A statue of Albert Pike, a brigadier general in the Confederate Army, in Washington, D.C., in 2017. Alex Brandon / AP file The Pike statue, dedicated in 1901, has been a source of controversy for ...

A toppled statue dedicated to the memory of Confederate officer Albert Pike will soon be reinstalled in Washington, D.C., according to the Department of Interior. The statue will be back in J… ...

People stand around and take pictures with the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike after it was toppled by protesters at Judiciary Square in Washington, D.C., June 19, 2020.

Pike was commissioned in the Confederate army as a brigadier general, but his wartime career lasted less than two years. His men were accused of scalping Union troops, and he was eventually forced ...