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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

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: 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); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker). 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

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,706 times since then and 402 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. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.