Tarboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edgecombe County Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
1. Edgecombe County Confederate Memorial Marker
The Confederate Soldiers
of
Edgecombe County.
"Defenders of State Sovereignty."
1861 C.S.A. 1865
(Back):
Erected 1904.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 35° 54.026′ N, 77° 32.158′ W. Marker was in Tarboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It was on North Main Street (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling north. Located in the town common. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Tarboro NC 27886, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker and memorial was in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. 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: Town Common (within shouting distance of this marker); Occupation of Tarboro (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington's Southern Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Louis D. Wilson
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Town Common (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
2. Front of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
3. Confederate Seal on Front of Memorial
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
4. Back of Memorial
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
5. Edgecombe County Confederate Memorial
Memorial was removed between 8-29-2020 and 9-5-2020.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,424 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
