Monroe in Union County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Union County Confederate Pensioners of Color Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 7, 2026

1. Union County Confederate Pensioners of Color Memorial Marker

Inscription. In Memory of
Union County Confederate Pensioners of Color
Wilson Ashcroft • Ned Byrd • Weary Clyburn • Wyatt Cunningham • George Curreton • Hamp Cuthbertson • Mose Fraser • Lewis McGill • Aaron Perry • Jeff Sanders

In honor of courage & service by all Africans Americans during the War Between the States (1861-1865)

Free Person of Color

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 58.978′ N, 80° 33.012′ W. Memorial is in Monroe, North Carolina, in Union County. It can be reached from North Main Street north of West Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is at ground level on the west side of the Historic Union County Courthouse near the Confederate Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 N Main St, Monroe NC 28112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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,

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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 walking distance of this marker: Union County World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Monroe Rotary Club (a few steps from this marker); Union County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ferdinand Foch (within shouting distance of this marker); The Charters of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); David F. Houston (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); T. Walter Bickett (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Union County Confederate Pensioners of Color Memorial at the Union County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 7, 2026

2. Union County Confederate Pensioners of Color Memorial at the Union County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 21 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.