The photographs below are of the Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument, 1890, by William Clarke Noble, located in Congdon Park, Broadway at Everett Street, Newport, Rhode Island. The statue was restored in 2001 by the Newport Cultural Commission.

The monuments consists of a bronze statue 9'5" high on a 8'9" granite pedestal. The monument was erected by the Charles E. Lawton Post (No. 5) Grand Army of the Republic and the citizens of Newport "in memory of the brave men who fought for their flag, that the nation might live."

The bronze statue is of a Soldier standing and a Sailor kneeling. On each side of the base is a large plaque representing the Grand Army of the Republic, State of Rhode Island, Artillery, and Cavalry.

The memorial reflects several local contributions: Newporters Peter Dennis Melville, 5th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Company A, an Andersonville survivor, and William Swinburne posed as models; and the stone, a local Westerly red granite, was carved by a local stonecutter.

William Clarke Noble (1858-1929) was a nationally respected artist who lived in Newport from 1884 to 1891.

For more information on Rhode Island monuments contact Don Babiec, Rhode Island Department Monuments Officer.