Near Dunn in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate First Line

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006

1. Confederate First Line Marker

North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website entry
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Inscription. Gen. W. B. Taliaferro’s division occupied trenches crossing the road at this point, March 15-16, 1865.

Erected 1961 by Archives and Highway Departments. Confederate Centennial Commission. (Marker Number I-72.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1865.

Location. 35° 15.11′ N, 78° 40.829′ W. Marker is near Dunn, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is on Burnett Road (State Highway 82), on the left when traveling south. Marker is on Burnett Road, just south of the Harnett 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. 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: Taliaferro’s Division (a few steps from this marker); Rhett’s Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Averasboro (within shouting distance of this marker); 20th Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Second Line (approx. ¼ mile away); "Oak Grove" (approx. ¼ mile away); Federal Artillery (approx.

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0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Averasboro (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunn.

Additional keywords. Battle of Averasboro

Marker on the Averasboro Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006

2. Marker on the Averasboro Battlefield

The troops of Confederate Gen. W. B. Taliaferro were routed from this position around noon on March 16, 1865 and had to fall back to their second line of defense.

Confederate First Line image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006

3. Confederate First Line

This photo looks north, in the direction the Confederate second line.

Rhett’s Brigade, Confederate First Line and Taliaferro’s Division Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2011

4. Rhett’s Brigade, Confederate First Line and Taliaferro’s Division Markers

Looking south along NC-82 toward Oak Grove.

Taliaferro’s Division Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006

5. Taliaferro’s Division Monument

This monument to the brigades of Taliaferro’s Division is located near the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2008. This page has been viewed 1,589 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on November 26, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on April 26, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 5. submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.