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

Civil War Memorial

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 6, 2023

1. Civil War Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of the brave men who fought for their flag, that the nation might live.

Erected 1890 by Charles E. Lawton Post No. 5, G.A.R. and Citizens of Newport, Rhode Island.

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

Location. 41° 29.655′ N, 71° 18.539′ W. Memorial is in Newport, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is on Broadway south of Calvert Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 172 Broadway, Newport RI 02840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay

and in Newport and Aquidneck Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on 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: Equality Park (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Spanish American War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Equality Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Townsend Industrial School (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Vietnam Crisis (approx. ¼ mile away); World War II (approx. ¼ mile away); The Korean Crisis (approx. ¼ mile away); Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 7, 2021

2. Civil War Memorial

Statues

Civil War Memorial (Reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 7, 2021

3. Civil War Memorial (Reverse)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia.