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 to resign. He received a reprieve from President Andrew Johnson and moved to Washington, D.C., where he died in 1891.

Statue of Confederate general torn down in 2020 protests to be restored in Washington DC - In June 2020, the Albert Pike statue near D.C. police headquarters was toppled and vandalized by protesters