North Carolina Memorial at Averasboro Battlefield, Chicora Cemetery, Dunn
Inscription Front, Middle: IN MEMORY OF THE / NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS / THAT SO VALIANTLY / RESISTED THE ADVANCE / OF A SUPERIOR / FEDERAL ARMY AT THE / BATTLE OF AVERASBORO / MARCH 15-16, 1865 / FIFTIETH NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT / SEVENTY SEVENTH NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT / TENTH BATTALION NORTH CAROLINA / HEAVY ARTILLERY Front, Left: LOCAL UNITS ENGAGED HERE / 50TH N.C. REGIMENT / CO. H HARNETT COUNTY / CO. C JOHNSTON COUNTY / CO. D JOHNSTON COUNTY / 10TH N.C. BATTALION / CO. B HARNETT COUNTY Front, Right: FIRST AT BETHEL / FARTHEST TO THE FRONT AT / GETTYSBURG AND CHICKAMAUGA / LAST AT APPOMATTOX
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Date of Installation:
August 18, 1968
Organization Responsible for Installation:
County of Harnett, Chicora Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Averasboro Battleground Centennial Commission
Memorial War Era(s):
Other
Location:
The memorial stands in Chicora Civil War Cemetery at the Averasboro Battlefield site (NC Highway 82, also known as Burnett Road) near Dunn, NC.
Published on October 17, 2017