DEPARTMENT of RHODE ISLAND SONS of UNION VETERANS of the
CIVIL WAR
Commodore Joel Abbot, Camp No. 21
Grand Army of the Republic Statue
The photographs below are of the Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Congdon Park, Newport, Rhode Island. The statue was recently restored by the City of Newport. The bronze statue is of a Soldier standing and a Sailor kneeling, on top of a concrete base. The base is about eight feet high. On each side of the base is a large plaque representing the Grand Army of the Republic, State of Rhode Island, Artillery, and Cavalry.
![Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Congdon Park, Newport, Rhode Island](pix/side.jpg)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Congdon Park, Newport, Rhode Island
![Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Statue, front side](pix/front.jpg)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Statue, front side
![Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Statue, back side](pix/back.jpg)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Statue, back side
![Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument, front side, Rhode Island State Seal](pix/achor.jpg)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Base, front side, Rhode Island State Seal
![Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Base, left side, G.A.R. Medal](pix/garmedal.jpg)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Base, left side, G.A.R. Medal
![Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Base, right side, Artillery Cannon](pix/cannon.jpg)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Base, right side, Artillery Cannon
![Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Base, back side, Cavalry Saddle](pix/saddle.jpg)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument Base, back side, Cavalry Saddle
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