Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Worth Bagley
Ensign U.S.N.
Photographed by Paul Jordan, March 7, 2011
1. Worth Bagley Monument
Worth Bagley
Ensign U.S.N.
First Fallen
1898
(rear)
Killed in action
at Cardenas CVBA,
May 11, 1898.
Erected 1907.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1898.
Location. 35° 46.809′ N, 78° 38.373′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. It is on South Salisbury Street south of Hillsborough Street, on the left when traveling south. The monument is on the grounds of the NC State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 E Edenton St, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 walking distance of this marker: 81st or Wildcat Division (within shouting distance of this marker); State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Lawson Wyatt (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel A'Court Ashe, LL. D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Olivia Raney Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Zebulon Baird Vance (within shouting distance of this marker); N.C. State Capitol (within shouting
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Other markers no longer nearby. To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); To Our Confederate Dead (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); 32 Pounder Naval Cannon (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . The first fallen hero, a biographical sketch of Worth Bagley, Ensign, U.S.N. Library of Congress/Open Library (Submitted on March 22, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Paul Jordan, March 7, 2011
2. Worth Bagley Statue
The sculptor was Francis Herman Packer.
Photographed by Paul Jordan, March 7, 2011
3. Worth Bagley Monument
Photographed by Paul Jordan, March 7, 2011
4. Worth Bagley Statue
Photographed by Paul Jordan, March 7, 2011
5. Captured Spanish naval deck gun added 1908.
1894
6. Ensign Worth Bagley (1874–1898)
Born in Raleigh in 1874, Ensign Bagley was the first American naval officer killed in the Spanish-American War. Bagley, the executive officer of the torpedo ship U.S.S. Winslow, was killed May 11, 1898, by a shell from Spanish shore batteries at Cardenas Bay, Cuba.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 1,573 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 20, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
