Sherman's March Marker

HMdb.org

THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE “Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”

Home — My Markers — Add A Marker — Marker Series — Links & Books — Forum — About Us

Word or Phrase

Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print

Goldsboro in Wayne County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sherman's March

By Craig Swain, May 7, 2010

1. Sherman's March Marker

Inscription. Sherman's Army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865.

Erected 1940 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number F 11.)

Location. 35° 23.166′ N, 77° 59.802′ W. Marker is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County. Marker is at the intersection of West Ash Street (Business U.S. 70) and North James Street, on the right when traveling west on West Ash Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 329 West Ash Street, Goldsboro NC 27530, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. North Carolina Railroad (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Kenneth C. Royall (about 300 feet away); Foster's Raid (about 500 feet away); Charles B. Aycock (approx. ¼ mile away); Wm. T. Dortch (approx. ¼ mile away); Goldsboro (approx. 0.3 miles away); North Carolina Press Association (approx. 0.3 miles away); Waynesborough (approx. 1.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Goldsboro.

Also see . . . Sherman in North Carolina. North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial website. (Submitted on June 5, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

By Craig Swain, May 7, 2010

2. Sherman's March Marker

Sherman's March Marker looking back east along Ash Street Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, April 20, 2013

3. Sherman's March Marker looking back east along Ash Street

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 5, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 484 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 21, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.