Delaware Monument, Guilford Courthouse

This obelisk-style monument marks the graves of Privates Cornelius Hagney, John Toland and William Drew of Captain Robert Kirkwood’s Delaware Company. The remains of these men were found half a mile north of the park. They were moved to the current location in August 1888 and marked with a marble monument. The remains of the three soldiers were found by Judge David Schenck, founder of the Guilford Battleground Company, on July 12, 1888. He was able to identify the soldiers as American Continentals by the buttons found with their remains. Because of their location, they are suspected to be the three members of Kirkwood’s Delaware Company who were killed during battle.