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

Lieut. Col. “Hal.” Dixon

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 14, 2015

1. Lieut. Col. “Hal.” Dixon Marker

NOTE: The Battle of Monmouth was actually fought on June 28, 1778.

Inscription. In memoriam.
Lieut. Col. “Hal.” Dixon,
of Caswell County N.C.
3rd N.C. Regiment, Continental Line

Brandywine Sept. 11 1777.
Germantown Oct. 4th 1777.
Monmouth June 20th 1778.
Stono Ferry June 20th 1779.
Camden Aug. 16th 1779.
Guilford Court House March 15, 1781

The embodiment of chivalry.
The idol of his soldiers.
Thrice wounded in battle
from which he died
July 17th, 1782.
1895

Erected 1895.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1852.

Location. 36° 7.84′ N, 79° 50.707′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It can be reached from Old Battleground Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3722 Old Battleground Rd, Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically

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in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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: Second Line Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sustained Firefight (about 300 feet away); Mrs. Martha McFarlane McGee-Bell (about 400 feet away); Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (about 400 feet away); William Hooper (about 500 feet away); John Penn (about 500 feet away); Signers Monument (about 500 feet away); Signers of the Declaration (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . .
1. Lieutenant Colonel Henry ("Hal") Dixon, Jr. (1740-1782). Caswell County History website entry (Submitted on March 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. National Park Service website

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 14, 2015

2. Lieut. Col. “Hal.” Dixon Marker

entry (Submitted on March 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

3. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse. American Revolutionary War website entry (Submitted on March 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 14, 2015

3. Marker in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 18, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.