Gatesville in Gates County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Gates County Courthouse

Civil War Muster Ground

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Gates County Courthouse CWT Marker

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Gates County Courthouse. Civil War Muster Ground. , The Gates County militia had its headquarters here in the 1836 Gates County Courthouse. When the war began, the Gates Guards were organized and were mustered into Confederate service here as Co. B, 1st North Carolina Infantry. Other Gates County units included the Gates Minutemen (Co. H, 5th North Carolina Infantry) and the Orapeake Guards (Co. C, 52nd North Carolina Infantry). The 1st North Carolina Cavalry was formed from other county militia. William P. Roberts of Gates County enlisted in the 1st North Carolina Cavalry and rose in rank to become the youngest Confederate general (at age twenty-three) by war’s end., Before leaving to fight, members of Gates Guards signed their names on the wall in a second-floor room (now called te Patriots Room) in the courthouse. Their signatures are visible there today. In anticipation of the arrival of Union troops, the county records, which date to 1779, were removed to Allen Smith’s house and remained safely concealed there for the duration of the war., Fifty years after the end of the war, on July 18, 1915, thirty Confederate veterans assembled across the street from the courthouse to unveil the Confederate Monument. John J. Gatling, a member of the Gates Guards and Co. B, 5th North Carolina Infantry, said, “In imagination, I saw my dead comrades rising up on innumerable and forgotten battlefields. and firing lines, over the valleys and hills of noble old Virginia and West Virginia and of Maryland and Pennsylvania and waving their bony hands at me they seemed to say, ‘John, go forward and do your duty!’”, (captions) , Gate County Courthouse - Courtesy Gates County Historical Society , Gen. William P. Roberts Courtesy Gates County Historical Society , John J. Gatling Courtesy Grafton Beaman, Major funding for this project was provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, through the Transportation Enhancement Program of the Federal Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century.

The Gates County militia had its headquarters here in the 1836 Gates County Courthouse. When the war began, the Gates Guards were organized and were mustered into Confederate service here as Co. B, 1st North Carolina Infantry. Other Gates County units included the Gates Minutemen (Co. H, 5th North Carolina Infantry) and the Orapeake Guards (Co. C, 52nd North Carolina Infantry). The 1st North Carolina Cavalry was formed from other county militia. William P. Roberts of Gates County enlisted in the 1st North Carolina Cavalry and rose in rank to become the youngest Confederate general (at age twenty-three) by war’s end.

Before leaving to fight, members of Gates Guards signed their names on the wall in a second-floor room (now called te Patriots Room) in the courthouse. Their signatures are visible there today. In anticipation of the arrival of Union troops, the county records, which date to 1779, were removed to Allen Smith’s house and remained safely concealed there for the duration of the war.

Fifty years after the end of the war, on July 18, 1915, thirty Confederate veterans assembled across the street from the courthouse

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to unveil the Confederate Monument. John J. Gatling, a member of the Gates Guards and Co. B, 5th North Carolina Infantry, said, “In imagination, I saw my dead comrades rising up on innumerable and forgotten battlefields. and firing lines, over the valleys and hills of noble old Virginia and West Virginia and of Maryland and Pennsylvania and waving their bony hands at me they seemed to say, ‘John, go forward and do your duty!’”

(captions)
Gate County Courthouse - Courtesy Gates County Historical Society
Gen. William P. Roberts Courtesy Gates County Historical Society
John J. Gatling Courtesy Grafton Beaman

Major funding for this project was provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, through the Transportation Enhancement Program of the Federal Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century.

Erected by North Carolina Civil War Trails.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 18, 1915.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 36° 24.21′ N, 76° 45.194′ W.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. Gates County Courthouse CWT Marker

Marker was in Gatesville, North Carolina, in Gates County. It was at the intersection of Church Street and Court Street (North Carolina Highway 137), on the left when traveling south on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Gatesville NC 27938, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

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.

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 8 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: "United We Stand" (within shouting distance of this marker); Gates County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); William P. Roberts (about 400

Church St & Court St image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

3. Church St & Court St

feet away, measured in a direct line); Elsie Riddick (about 800 feet away); Reid's Grove School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mary Louise Manley Thompson (approx. 7.3 miles away); Dr. Walter Reed (approx. 7.3 miles away); Choanoac (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatesville.

Gates County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

4. Gates County Courthouse

Gates County Courthouse CWT Marker is missing. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2024

5. Gates County Courthouse CWT Marker is missing.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,306 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on July 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.