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

Capt. James Tate

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 15, 2015

1. Capt. James Tate Marker

Inscription. Capt. James Tate
VA. Rifleman
March 15, 1781

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 36° 7.868′ N, 79° 50.914′ W. Memorial is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It can be reached from the intersection of New Garden Road and Greenhurst Drive, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located in the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2332 New Garden Rd, 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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crown Forces at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nathaniel Macon (about 500 feet away); Col. Arthur Forbis (about 500 feet away); Local Hero (about 500 feet away); The Battle Begins (about 500 feet away); Monument Row (about 600 feet away); Brig-Gen. Jethro Sumner (about 600 feet away); Revolutionary War Patriots (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . The Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Account of the battle from the American Revolution War website. (Submitted on March 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 15, 2015

2. Capt. James Tate Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 15, 2015

3. Capt. James Tate Marker

Capt. James Tate, born in Augusta County, Virginia, commanded a company of Virginia militia that supported Lt. Col. Henry “Lighthorse Harry” Lee’s infantry. He was killed in the fighting near the New Garden Friends Meeting House on the morning of March 15, 1781.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 15, 2015

4. Capt. James Tate Marker

The Capt. James Tate Marker as seen from New Garden Road.

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

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 15, 2015

5. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

The Capt. James Tate marker is located near the entrance to Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,215 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.