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Plymouth in Washington County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Battle of Plymouth Memorial

 
 
Battle of Plymouth Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe
1. Battle of Plymouth Memorial
Inscription.
Honor to whom honor is due
Dedicated
to the memory of
civilians and military forces
engaged at the
Battle of Plymouth, NC
17-20 April 1864

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 35° 52.138′ N, 76° 44.53′ 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 east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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 marker: Siege of Plymouth, NC (a few steps from this marker); Fort Compher Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Naval Action (approx. 0.2 miles away); Latham House (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Plymouth (approx. 0.3 miles away); Replica 6.4 inch Brooke Rifled Cannon (approx. 0.3 miles away); New Chapel Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rt. Rev. Alfred Augustin Watson (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.
 
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).
 
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Fort Compher Battlefield image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe
2. Fort Compher Battlefield
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 926 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 27, 2026