General Nathanael Greene statue

Nathanael Greene Statue in Stanton Park

NPS / Claire Hassler

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Nathanael Greene was a revolutionary war general known as "The Fighting Quaker." His army harried British General Charles Cornwallis in his campaign through the Carolinas, weakening the expeditionary force and contributing to Cornwallis's eventual surrender at Yorktown.

Sculptor: Henry K. Brown

Inscriptions
Sacred to the Memory of Nathanael Green Esquire a Native of the State of Rhode Island who Died on the 19th of June 1786
Late Major General in the Service of the U.S. and Commander of their Army in the Southern Department
The United States in Congress Assembled
In Honor of His Patriotism
Valor and Ability Have Erected This Monument