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  • Monument Name

    Taliaferro’s Division Monument, Dunn

  • Type

    War Memorial

  • Subjects

    Civil War

  • City

    Dunn

  • County

    Cumberland

  • Description

    The monument is a granite slab commemorating the division that manned the first line of defense for the Confederates during the Battle of Averasboro. The slab is rectangular with a shallow point at the top, giving it a tombstone-like appearance.

  • Inscription

    Front: TALIAFERRO’S DIVISION ELLIOTT’S BRIGADE 22ND GA BN 28TH GA BN HANLEITER’S BN MANIGAULT’S BN 2ND SC HEAVY ARTY BN GIST GUARD ARTY 6TH NC BN ARMORY GUARDS RHETT’S BRIGADE 1ST SC INF (REG) 1ST SC HEAVY ARTY BN LUCAS’S SC BN ARTILLERY BATALLION LEGARDEUR’S BTRY STUART’S BTRY

    Rear: DEDICATED TO THE/ CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/ OF TALIAFERRO’S DIVISION/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/ DURING/ THE BATTLE OF AVERASBORO/ MARCH 15-16, 1865

  • Custodian

    Averasboro Battlefield Commission

  • Dedication Date

    1999

  • Decade

    1990s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    35.251900 , -78.680500

  • Supporting Sources

      "Taliaferro's Division in Dunn," Attractions.uptake.com, (accessed June 24, 2012) Link

      "Taliaferro's Division," The Historical Marker Database, (accessed February 18, 2011) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Granite

  • Sponsors

    Averasboro Battlefield Commission

  • Subject Notes

    This division manned the first line of defense for the Confederates during the Battle of Averasboro

  • Orientation

    The marker is located near Dunn, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It sits on Burnett Road (North Carolina Route 82), just south of the Harnett County line.

  • Landscape

    The monument is located at the site of the first line of the Confederate defense and is within walking distance of a number of other markers.

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