Plymouth in Washington County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Ransom's Assault

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

1. Ransom's Assault Marker

Inscription. General Matt Ransom's brigade formed in line of battle near here in the final Confederate attack, April 20, 1864.

Erected 1961 by Archives and Highway Departments, Confederate Centennial Commission. (Marker Number BBB-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 20, 1860.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 52.241′ N, 76° 43.978′ W. Marker was in Plymouth, North Carolina, in Washington County. It was on East Main Street west of General Pettigrew Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Plymouth NC 27962, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it found 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 location: Naval Action (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Compher Battlefield (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Plymouth Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Siege of Plymouth, NC (approx. half a mile away); The Return of a Native (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Plymouth (approx. 0.6 miles away); Plymouth Massacre (approx. ¾ mile away); Latham House (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.

E Main St & Gen Pettigrew Dr image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

2. E Main St & Gen Pettigrew Dr

Photographed by Dave W, June 21, 2023

3. Ransom's Assault Marker

Marker is missing.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on June 24, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 24, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.