Appomattox in Appomattox County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

North Carolina

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2007

1. North Carolina Marker

Inscription. The last Federal battery taken by the Confederates was captured by the North Carolina cavalry brigade of Brig. Gen. W.P. Roberts at this place.

Erected 1905 by North Carolina Appomattox Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 9, 1865.

Location. 37° 22.568′ N, 78° 48.274′ W. Marker is in Appomattox, Virginia, in Appomattox County. It is on Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Appomattox VA 24522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

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

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walking distance of this marker: A Strategic Delay (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Raine Cemetery and Monument (about 400 feet away); Appomattox Court House Confederate Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Appomattox (about 400 feet away); The North Carolina Monument (about 500 feet away); Confederate Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Appomattox Confederate Cemetery Memorial (about 500 feet away); Raine Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Appomattox.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Education in 1800's Rural Virginia (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. (Submitted on March 4, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Union Battery captured by North Carolina troops image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2007

2. Union Battery captured by North Carolina troops

North Carolina Marker and Reproduction Cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 18, 2010

3. North Carolina Marker and Reproduction Cannon

Union Battery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2007

4. Union Battery

Reproduction 3-inch Ordnance Rifle is aimed in the direction of the village of Appomattox Court House. This was the last battery captured by the Army of Northern Virginia.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,574 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on January 16, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on April 25, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on March 4, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.