Near Currie in Pender County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Decisive Victory

— Moores Creek National Battlefield —

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, April 24, 2017

1. Decisive Victory Marker

Inscription. From their well-defended position, hundreds of patriots trained their guns on the loyalist Scots who charged from the shadows in the light of dawn. But bravery and broadswords were no match for muskets and cannon. Within seconds, the front ranks of the loyalists were decimated. Some lay dead below the earthworks, while others drowned in Moores Creek. In all, more than thirty loyalists perished.

Patriot losses were one dead and one wounded. After the battle, patriots captured hundreds of loyalists, large quantities of weapons, supplies, and more than £15,000 ($13,850,000 in today's money). The Battle of Moores Creek undermined royal hopes that armies of loyalists throughout the South would join British troops to quell the growing rebellion.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is February 27, 1776.

Location. 34° 27.501′ N, 78° 6.753′ W. Marker is near Currie, North Carolina, in Pender County. It can be reached from Moores Creek Drive 0.2 miles west of North Carolina Route 210. Marker is on

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the Moores Creek National Battlefield History Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Currie NC 28435, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Old Wilmington and Fayetteville Stage Road (here, next to this marker); Aftermath of Moores Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Stunning Defeat (within shouting distance of this marker); A Very Bad Swamp ... (within shouting distance of this marker); John Grady Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wisely Chosen Ground (within shouting distance

Photographed by Dave W, June 17, 2023

2. Decisive Victory Marker

of this marker); Commemorating the Battle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Widow Moores' Bridge (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Currie.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 23, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.