Gates County Confederate Monument Marker

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Gatesville in Gates County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gates County Confederate Monument

By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Gates County Confederate Monument

Inscription. To our Confederate dead
1861-1865

1915
Confederate Monument Organization
Gates Co.
To our Confederate soldiers.

Gates Co. furnished the youngest general officer in the Confederates States Army. Wm. P. Roberts without military training was, upon merit alone, commissioned Brig. Gen. at the age of 23.

Erected 1915 by Confederate Monument Organization.

Location. 36° 24.197′ N, 76° 45.18′ W. Marker is in Gatesville, North Carolina, in Gates County. Marker is at the intersection of Court Street (North Carolina Route 137) and New Ferry Road (County Road 1111), on the right when traveling east on Court Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gatesville NC 27938, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Gates County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); William P. Roberts (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Burning of Winton (approx. 10 miles away); Hertford County WWI Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); a different marker also named Burning of Winton (approx. 10.1 miles away); Hertford County UDC Monument (approx. 10.1 miles away); The Cannon's Ferry Community (approx. 10.2 miles away); The Herring Fishing Industry (approx. 10.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Gatesville.

By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. Gates County Confederate Monument

By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

3. Gates County Confederate Monument

By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

4. Gates County Confederate Monument

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.