North Carolina Memorial at Averasboro Battlefield, Chicora Cemetery, Dunn

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