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

Col. Arthur Forbis

 
 
Col. Arthur Forbis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006
1. Col. Arthur Forbis Marker
Inscription. In Honor of Col. Arthur Forbis of the N.C. Troops who fell at his post in the discharge of duty on this memorable field of battle. March 15, 1781.
 
Erected 1887 by McGalliard & Huske.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 36° 7.796′ N, 79° 50.89′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Memorial is on Tour Road - West, 0.2 miles south of New Garden Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park between the Visitor Center and Auto Tour Stop #2. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Local Hero (here, next to this marker); Crown Forces at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Fragmented Attack (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. James Tate (about 500 feet away); Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (about 700 feet away); Nathaniel Macon (about 700 feet away); The Battle Begins (about 800 feet away); Monument Row (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
Also see . . .
1. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
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. National Park Service. (Submitted on September 19, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

2. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on September 19, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

3. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse 1781. An account of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse from a British perspective from BritishBattles.com. (Submitted on September 19, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Markers in Guilford Courthouse NMP image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 1, 2010
2. Markers in Guilford Courthouse NMP
Two markers can be found at this location in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. Both of these honor Col. Arthur Forbis.
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006
3. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
The Col. Arthur Forbis monument is located on the tour road in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,300 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1. submitted on September 19, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   2. submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   3. submitted on September 19, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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