Rhode Island Monument, New Bern National Cemetery, North Carolina
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
N 35° 07.398 W 077° 03.190
18S E 312912 N 3888645
The Rhode Island Monument at New Bern National Cemetery was the last of four state monuments installed at the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMHDN
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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The Rhode Island Monument is composed of a granite base topped by a bronze figure. Dedicated Oct. 6, 1909, it was donated by the state of Rhode Island in honor of its volunteers who died in North Carolina during the Civil War. The monument was designed and sculpted by William W. Manatt of Providence, R.I. The inscription reads:

ERECTED BY THE STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND TO COMMEMORATE
THE SERVICES OF RHODE ISLAND
VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE UP THEIR
LIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING
THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865
FOURTH RHODE ISLAND INFANTRY
FIFTH RHODE ISLAND HEAVY
ARTILLERY - BATTERY F FIRST
RHODE ISLAND LIGHT ARTILLERY

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Date Installed or Dedicated: 10/06/1909

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: State of Rhode Island

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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