Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman and cavalry officer who died in the Battle of Savannah and became one of the city’s most celebrated heroes, was to have been honored by a monument in Chippewa Square. A cornerstone was laid there in 1825 by the Marquis de Lafayette, but owing to financial constraints Pulaski was instead memorialized in 1830 along with his fellow Revolutionary War hero, Nathanael Greene, by the obelisk (2.2) in Johnson Square (where the cornerstone was first moved in 1835 and languished until it was relocated for use here). This slightly taller (fifty-five feet) and more elaborate monument in Monterey Square was set on Pulaski’s cornerstone, leaving the Johnson Square obelisk to commemorate just Greene. Similar in its design to other examples of his work, Launitz’s marble shaft is crowned with a statue of personified Liberty. The carved relief panels are the work of Polish sculptor and political activist Henryk Dmochowski (also known as Henry Sanders). The cast-iron fence continues the military theme. A restoration by conservator Wermuth saw the monument completely dismantled and moved to a remote site. As part of this work, copies of Lady Liberty and the capital were installed, with the originals now displayed at the Savannah History Museum (see 7.1.1).