McLaws Division Marker at Averasboro Battlefield, Chicora Cemetery, Dunn

The monument is a granite slab commemorating those who died in the division commanded by Major General Lafayette McLaws that manned the third line of defense for the Confederates during the Battle of Averasboro. Carved into the monument above the inscription are symbols for South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia for the home states of most southern soldiers that fought at Averasboro. The Battle of Averasboro was a delaying action fought on March 15-16, 1865 against the Union army commanded by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman. This gave General Joseph E. Johnston time to consolidate his forces for the major battle that took place at Bentonville on March 19-21, 1865.