Currituck in Currituck County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Currituck County Courthouse
Confederate Recruiting Center
Photographed by Kevin W., July 22, 2008
1. Currituck County Courthouse Marker
Because of the importance of water for military transportation and the countys closeness to Norfolk, VA., Federal troops occupied Currituck County early in the war and sometimes camped on the courthouse grounds. Union troops under Gen Ambrose E. Burnside marched into the county in 1862. In December 1863, three columns of U.S. Colored Troops led by Gen. Edward A. Wild converged here on a raid from Elizabeth City. They liberated slaves, destroyed Confederate camps, and occupied the courthouse grounds. Federal Soldiers carried off many early county court records; some were returned in 1976.
On July 23, 1903, Henry M. Shaw Camp No. 1304 , North Carolina Confederate Veterans, met at the courthouse and had dinner on the grounds. According to Adjutant General J.B. Lee, By 12 oclock the yard of the court house and those of the hotels were filled with a solid mass of humanity. Old Veterans; ... parents with their
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The Confederate monument to your left has an unusual construction history. The original design (right) featured a Confederate soldier atop an obelisk, similar to many such monuments that adorn courthouse greens across the South. Confederate veterans erected the base in 1912, and the project then languished until November 1922, when Northern publishing magnate and philanthropist Joseph P. Knapp offered to complete the memorial. County commissioners accepted his proposal, but the idea of a Northerner completing the monument prompted an editorial in the local paper and local opposition. After a framed drawing of the revised design was placed in the courthouse, opposition subsided, the red granite globe weighing 2,397 pounds was added, and the monument was completed.
Erected by North Carolina Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics • 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 March 31, 1862.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby.
Photographed by Laura Troy, October 1, 2007
2. Currituck County Courthouse Marker
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, and in the Tidewater. 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 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Currituck County Courthouse (here, next to this marker); Confederate Memorial (here, next to this marker); Currituck County Old Jail (here, next to this marker); Currituck County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Pilmoor (approx. Ό mile away); Hijacking Maple Leaf (approx. 2.6 miles away); Henry M. Shaw (approx. 5.3 miles away); Yeopim (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Currituck.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Maple Leaf (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.
Photographed by Kevin W., July 22, 2008
3. Currituck County Courthouse Marker
The Confederate Monument is in the center front; the Old Jail (see "other nearby markers") is in the background; and, the Currituck County Courthouse is off picture to the right.
Photographed by Kevin W., July 22, 2008
4. Currituck County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,077 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 23, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 1, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on July 23, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
