Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Brig-Gen. Jethro Sumner

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006

1. Brig. Gen. Jethro Sumner Marker

Inscription. Brig–Gen. Jethro Sumner
Born in the year 1733
Died March 18, 1785
———
Colonel of the Third North Carolina
Continental Troops
April 15, 1776
Charleston, June 28, 1776
Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777
Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777
Monmouth, June 20, 1778
Stono Ferry, June 20, 1779
Eutaw Springs, Sept. 8, 1781
———
Spotless in character, pure in patriotism,
the most eminent soldier among
the North Carolina Troops. (side of monument) To the memory
of General
Jethro Sumner,
one of the Heroes
of 76

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1869.

Location. 36° 7.917′ N, 79° 50.811′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Marker is on New Garden Road west of Old Battleground Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park on the Monument Row walking trail, just north of the Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4300 New Garden Rd, Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Monument Row (a few steps from this marker); Captain James Morehead

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(a few steps from this marker); A Heroine of ‘76 (a few steps from this marker); The Battle Begins (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathaniel Macon (within shouting distance of this marker); Gillies, (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington & Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Side of Gen. Sumner Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006

2. Side of Gen. Sumner Monument

Marker on Monument Row image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006

3. Marker on Monument Row

Gen. Jethro Sumner, an officer in the Militia, the Minute Men, and the North Carolina Troops is buried under this monument.

Marker in Guilford Courthouse NMP image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

4. Marker in Guilford Courthouse NMP

Monument Row image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006

5. Monument Row

The Sumner Monument is on Monument Row, a walking trail in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park behind the Visitor Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,360 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on August 23, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on June 13, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.