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College Hill in Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
 

The Boys of Adams' Battery "G"

Medal of Honor Recipients

— "Adams' Intrepid Band of Cannoneers" —

 
 
The Boys of Adams' Battery "G" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2018
1. The Boys of Adams' Battery "G" Marker
Inscription.

For gallant conduct at Petersburg, VA
April 2, 1865

SGT Archibald Malbourne • SGT John H. Havron

CPL James A. Barber • CPL Samuel E. Lewis

PVT John Corcoran • PVT Charles D. Ennis

PVT George W. Potter

Dedicated by the
Providence Marine Corps of Artillery
11 April 2015


 
Erected 2015 by Providence Marine Corps of Artillery.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
 
Location. 41° 49.708′ N, 71° 24.498′ W. Memorial is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in College Hill. It is at the intersection of Benefit Street and Meeting Street, on the left when traveling north on Benefit Street. Marker is on the State Arsenal wall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 176 Benefit Street, Providence RI 02903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on
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the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Providence Marine Corps of Artillery (here, next to this marker); State Arsenal 20th Century Wars Memorial (here, next to this marker); Shakespeare's Head (within shouting distance of this marker); The Meeting Street School (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Meeting Street School (within shouting distance of this marker); Court and State House (within shouting distance of this marker); College Hill Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Fleur-De-Lys Studio (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.
 
The Boys of Adams' Battery "G" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2018
2. The Boys of Adams' Battery "G" Marker
To left of State Arsenal doorway
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 27, 2026