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

Woonsocket Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

1. Woonsocket Civil War Memorial

Inscription.
( south side )
In grateful remembrance
Of her brave sons, who, during the
Great Rebellion
Gave their lives that the republic might live.
The Town of Woonsocket
Erected and dedicated this Monument.
May 28, A.D. 1870. ( north side )
Captain
James Smith
Lieutenants
Henry R. Pierce · Erasmus S. Bartholomew
Sergeants
Henry A. Greene · George J. Hill · Joel F. Crocker
Corporals
Thomas J. Kelley · John Ford ( east side )
Privates William H. Ackley · Henry C. Davis · John Harrop · Hugh Melville · Leander A. Arnold · Patrick Kelley · Matthew Quirk · Albert H. Ball · Edwin Joslin · Patrick O’Callahan · Abner Haskell, Jr. · Samuel S. Smith · John Pray · George W. Stearn · Emery Fiske · Roswell Hatch

( west side )
Privates Michael Burns · Michael Brennan · George Rieo · Thomas Grey · William Farrar · John A. Gorton · Henry Conboy · Isaac W. Greenup · Daniel W. Burnham · Marcus L. Smith · Henry E. Teston · Bernard Hogan · John Burke · Levi Simmons · Neremiah K. Sheldon · Thomas Lewis

( battles listed on the column )
Bull Run · Fredericksburg · Newbern · Fort Pulaski · Gaines Mill · James Island ·

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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 42° 0.34′ N, 71° 30.751′ W. Memorial is in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is at the intersection of Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Located in Monument Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Blackstone Street, Woonsocket RI 02895, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Blackstone Valley

and in Greater Providence.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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: Woonsocket YMCA (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harris Warehouse (about 700 feet away); Abraham Lincoln (about 800 feet away); Hachikō (approx. 0.2 miles away);

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

2. Woonsocket Civil War Memorial

Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln St World War II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Woonsocket Spanish-American War Monument (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woonsocket.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

3. Woonsocket Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

4. Woonsocket Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

5. Woonsocket Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

6. Woonsocket Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, June 23, 2025

7. Woonsocket Civil War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 30, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 7. submitted on June 24, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington.