Plymouth in Washington County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Siege of Plymouth, NC
Under the command of General Robert Frederick Hoke
Engaged April 17-20, 1864.
21st Georgia State Troops
6th North Carolina State Troops
8th North Carolina State Troops
21st North Carolina State Troops
24th North Carolina State Troops
25th North Carolina State Troops
35th North Carolina State Troops
43rd North Carolina State Troops
56th North Carolina State Troops
1st Virginia State Troops
3rd Virginia State Troops
7th Virginia State Troops
11th Virginia State Troops
24th Virginia State Troops
38th Virginia Battalion of Light Infantry
James R. Branch's Battalion of Artillery
Miller's Artillery from North Carolina
Edward Graham's Virginia Horse Artillery
Richard Gregory Pegram's Battery from Virginia
Bradford's Battery from Mississippi
Montgomery Alabama True Blues
Confederate Naval Forces
Under the command of Commander James W. Cooke
C.S.S. ram Albemarle & C.S.S. Cotton Plant
Under the command of General Henry Walton Wessells
Engaged and captured April 17-20, 1864.
"Plymouth Pilgrims"
16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
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12th New York Cavalry - Companies A & F
24th Independent Battery B New York Veteran Light Artillery
85th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry
2nd North Carolina Union Volunteers - Companies B & E
3d PA Heavy Artillery - Detachment Co. A
101st Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry
103d Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry
10th U.S. Colored Infantry - Detachment
37th U.S. Colored Infantry - Recruits
2nd U.S. Colored Cavalry - Recruits
U.S. Army gunboats Bombshell and Dolly
Union Naval Forces
Under the command of Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser
U.S.S. Miami
U.S.S. Southfield
U.S.S. Massasoit
U.S.S. Whitehead
U.S.S. Ceres
Dedicated on the 135th Anniversary - April 17, 1999
Erected 1999.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 17, 1864.
Location. 35° 52.125′ N, 76° 44.529′ W. Memorial is in Plymouth, North Carolina, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of East Main STreet and Rankin Lane, on the right when traveling west on East Main STreet. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 302 E Water St, Plymouth NC 27962, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
2. Siege of Plymouth, NC Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Plymouth (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
![East Water Street & Madison Street [the marker's prior location] image. Click for full size.](Photos2/210/Photo210293.jpg?622202594200AM "East Water Street & Madison Street [the marker's prior location]. Click for full size.")
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
5. East Water Street & Madison Street [the marker's prior location]
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,036 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on June 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
