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

Col. Arthur Forbis

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. Memorial is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 133 Green Acres Ln, Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 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,

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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: 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); Revolutionary War Patriots (about 700 feet away); Nathaniel Macon (about 700 feet away); The Battle Begins (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . .
1. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. 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

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.

from a British perspective from BritishBattles.com. (Submitted on September 19, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

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 1,597 times since then and 33 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.