Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Designer
Launt Thompson (statue) William R. Walker (pedestal)
Fabricator
The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company (foundry) Henry O. Avery (architect)
Material
Bronze Granite
Length
18 feet (5.5 m)
Width
8 feet (2.4 m)
Height
Statue: 13.5 feet (4.1 m) Pedestal: 112.5 inches (2.86 m)
Dedicated date
July 4, 1887
Dedicated to
Ambrose Burnside
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, also known as the Ambrose Burnside Monument, is a monumental equestrian statue in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The statue, located in the city's Burnside Park, was designed by sculptor Launt Thompson and depicts Ambrose Burnside, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who later served as the governor of Rhode Island. Ambrose had died in 1881 and the project to erect a statue in his honor began shortly afterwards. It was dedicated on July 4, 1887 in a large ceremony that included several notable guests of honor, such as General William Tecumseh Sherman, Colonel Robert Hale Ives Goddard, and the governors of both Connecticut and Rhode Island. The monument was originally located in Exchange Place (now known as Kennedy Plaza), but it was moved to its current location in the early 1900s. As part of the move, the pedestal was replaced with one designed by William R. Walker.
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