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West Greenwich in Kent County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Civil War Memorial

 
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2026
1. Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of the Civil War veterans who served their country from 1861 to 1865 from the Town of West Greenwich, R.I.

Samuel L. Albro • James P. Briggs • Thomas B. Briggs • John M. Cleveland • Israel A. Cleveland • Charles Cottrell • John H. Edwards • Sullivan M. Edwards • Richard Essex • Burrill B. Garton • Jacob Garton • Gearget Garton • Joel B. Garton • Caleb H. H. Greene • Thomas W. Greene • Caleb Hall • Dudley D. Hall • Herbert C. Hall • John A. Hall • Bradford J. Harrington • Charles W. Hopkins • John Hopkins • William P. Hopkins • Joseph W. Hoxie • Chas. S. Huling • Charles H. James • William Johnson • George H. Kettle • Stephen H. Kettle • Winfield S. Kelton • Jeremiah F. Knight • Jacob L. Lillibridge • Archibald Mulbone • Benj. W. Matteson

Edwin A. Matteson • Geo. R. Matteson • Wm. F. Matteson • James Nichols • Harrison T. Nichols • Joseph B. Place • Benjamin Potter • Pardon Potter • John Rathbone • Geo. W. Remington • James F. Shippee • Benj. F. Sisson • Nathan A. Sisson • Truman B. Sisson • John Slocum • John J.
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Spenger • Darius C. Spink • Gilbert F. Sprague • Henry G. Sprague • Horace B. Tanner • Wm. M. Tanner • Geo. Tarbox • John G. Tibbetts • James A. Tillinghast • Mason W. Tillinghast • Merritt Tillinghast • Sam'l W. Tillinghast • Sylvester Tillinghast • John Warner • Albert Wells • Chas. Whitford • Elisha Whitford • Clark L. Woodmansee • Thos. T. Woodmansee
 
Erected by the Town of West Greenwich, Rhode Island.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 41° 38.399′ N, 71° 41.304′ W. Memorial is in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, in Kent County. It is on Victory Highway (Rhode Island Route 102) south of Sharpe Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 280 Victory Hwy, West Greenwich RI 02817, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Providence and on Narragansett Bay. 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,
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2026
2. Civil War Memorial
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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Summit (approx. 3.6 miles away); Waterman Tavern (approx. 5.7 miles away); Major Edouard J. Jacques (approx. 6½ miles away); American Liberty Elm (approx. 6½ miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Greenwich.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Oct. 3, 2026