Mount Pleasant in Cabarrus County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
In Memoriam
Men of Mount Pleasant Who Valiantly Served the Confederate States of America
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 3, 2024
1. In Memoriam Marker
Men from Mount Pleasant met here in August, 1861 to organize a unit for service in the Confederate Army.
Many of these men were students of the North Carolina College in Mount Pleasant.
This unit would become Company H, Eighth North Carolina, the Cabarrus Phalanx in the brigade of General Thomas Clingman.
Of the 165 men who served in this Mount Pleasant company, 70 were killed and 40 more were wounded.
From 1861 to 1865, Company H fought for the Confederacy at Roanoke Island, Goldsboro, Morris Island, Plymouth, Drurys Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Fort Harrison, Darbytown Road, Kinston, Bentonville.
These men fought for states rights and southern independence.
Erected by Sons of Confederate Veterans, Captain Jonas Cook Camp, Mount Pleasant, NC.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1861.
Location. 35° 24.172′ N, 80° 26.169′ W. Memorial is in
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute (approx. Ό mile away); Mount Pleasant Mercantile/Mount Pleasant Hosiery Mill (approx. Ό mile away); Mont Amoena Seminary
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 3, 2024
2. In Memoriam Marker (south/front side)
Looking north; MPCI Street crosses in the background.
Also see . . . 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry.
The North Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment State Troops completed its organization at Camp Macon, near Warrenton, North Carolina, in September, 1861. Sent to the coast, it was captured in the Battle of Roanoke Island. After being exchanged it was assigned to General Clingman's, Hoke's, then returned to Clingman's Brigade. It had 568 officers and men at Roanoke Island, sustained 9 casualties at Goldsboro, and during the Charleston siege had 4 killed and 43 wounded of the 393 engaged. The regiment lost 26 killed and 101 wounded at Plymouth, and of the 175 in action at Fort Harrison, eighty-five percent were disabled. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered.(Submitted on May 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 3, 2024
3. In Memoriam Marker
Looking southeast from MPCI Street; north/back side of the marker is blank. Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society (formerly Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute) is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 310 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
