Near Dunn in Harnett County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Confederate Second Line
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
1. Confederate Second Line Marker
16, 1865, Taliaferros
division fell back
to earthworks which
crossed the road here.
Erected 1961 by Archives and Highway Departments. Confederate Centennial Commission. (Marker Number H-98.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 35° 15.288′ N, 78° 40.728′ W. Marker is near Dunn, North Carolina, in Harnett County. It is at the intersection of Bryant Road (State Highway 82) and W Thornton Road (State Highway 1783), on the left when traveling south on Bryant Road. Marker is on Bryant Road, just north of the Cumberland County Line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dunn NC 28334, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rhetts Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Averasboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); Taliaferros Division (approx. Ό mile away); Confederate First Line (approx. Ό mile away); 20th Corps (approx. Ό mile away); "Oak Grove" (approx. half a mile away); Federal Artillery (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Averasboro (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunn.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
2. Marker on the Averasboro Battlefield
The troops of Confederate Gen. Stephen Elliott's brigade of Taliaferro's Division held the earthworks at this location on March 16, 1865 until the line was broken in the early afternoon. The Confederates then fell back to the third and final line of defense located near the present-day Averasboro Battlefield Museum.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010
3. Confederate Second Line Marker
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2011
4. Confederate Second Line Marker
Looking south from West Thornton Rd (SR 1783) along NC 82.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,530 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on August 11, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on April 26, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.
