This stone, which now falls within the boundaries of Guilford College, marks the northeast corner of 53 acres purchased for “five sterling” from Richard Williams by Henry Ballinger and Thomas Hunt for the New Garden Friends Meeting and Burial . . . — — Map (db m219400) HM
Early on Mar. 15, 1781, the British and American forces skirmished near the New Garden Meeting House prior to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. — — Map (db m216228) HM
Brig–Gen. Jethro Sumner
Born in the year 1733
Died March 18, 1785
———
Colonel of the Third North Carolina
Continental Troops
April 15, 1776
Charleston, June 28, 1776
Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777
Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777
Monmouth, . . . — — Map (db m219404) HM
British General Lord Cornwallis placed troops on both sides of New Garden Road below the fields of Joseph Hoskins’ farmstead. Ahead of them the North Carolina militia, drawn up behind a fence line, was supported by two cannons in the middle of . . . — — Map (db m219414) HM
In Memoriam Capt. George Reynolds 1754 – 1813 Officer under General Green in Revolutionary Army [ Rear of Marker: ] Erected by Charter Members of George Reynolds Chapter D. A. R. Mrs. E. R. Taylor • Mrs. A. M. Ivey • Mrs. K. R. . . . — — Map (db m34780) HM
To
Captain James Morehead
of the 10th Regiment,
N.C. Continental Line.
Battle of Stono
June 20th 1779.
• • • • • •
Elizabethton July 1781.
Born 1750 Died 1815. — — Map (db m219355) WM
In Honor of Col. Arthur Forbis of the N.C. Troops who fell at his post in the discharge of duty on this memorable field of battle. March 15, 1781. — — Map (db m219416) WM
In memory of the men who fought
and the units of the Crown Forces
in which they served at the
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
March 15, 1781
MMXVI
(Rear of Monument)
Lt. Gen. Charles, 2nd Earl Cornwallis
Commanding Officer . . . — — Map (db m218335) HM
The projector of this battle field’s reclamation and organizer and first president of the Guilford Battle Ground Company 1835 1902 — — Map (db m34992) HM
This monument honors Maj. Joseph Winston and the Surry County rifleman who fought stubbornly beside William Campbell and “Light-Horse Harry” Lee. During the fierce struggle with British regiments, Lee’s Legion veered southeast of the American second . . . — — Map (db m218715) HM
Among these trees you may find it difficult to stay oriented to the battlefield. The combatants faced the same problem. Stationed here on the left flank of the American First Line, Lt. Col. Henry Lee and his legion of cavalry and infantry had orders . . . — — Map (db m218350) HM
“Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori”
Erected by the Literary Societies and alumni of Oak Ridge Institute May 6th, 1898 to the memory of the gallant Gillies who fell under the swords of Tarleton’s dragoons near Oak Ridge, N.C. Feb. . . . — — Map (db m219357) HM WM
On March 15, 1781, the crackling of musket fire, the clamor of headlong cavalry charges, and the cries of the wounded disturbed the serenity of these woods and fields. Coming late in the war, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was a climatic episode . . . — — Map (db m218338) HM
On March 15, 1781, the crackling of musket fire, the clamor of headlong cavalry charges, and the cries of the wounded disturbed the serenity of these woods and fields. Coming late in the war, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was a climatic episode . . . — — Map (db m221871) HM
Joseph Hoskins bought his 150-acre farmstead for £200 “Current money of the State of North Carolina” in May 1778. Not much is known about the property and how it was utilized after Hoskins purchased it, but his will indicates some . . . — — Map (db m34831) HM
John Penn Signer of the Declaration of Independence Placed by Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Inc. — — Map (db m221870) HM
Memorial to Joseph Gurney Cannon For forty-six years congressman from Illinois Speaker, National House of Representatives, 1903-1911 who was born one and a half miles north of this place on May 7, 1836 — — Map (db m219408) HM
July 9th, 1840. January 1, 1911. Joseph M. Morehead Vice-President, acting President, and second President of the Guilford Battle Ground Company — — Map (db m35003) HM
This monument honors Capt. Arthur Forbis of the Guilford County militia. At approximately this site along the American first line, Forbis picked off one of the British officers who was leading the redcoat advance. Forbis was wounded during the . . . — — Map (db m219418) HM
Early female commercial pilot. Joined the British Air Transport Auxiliary during WWII. Died in plane crash, 1943. Her grave is 75 yards NE. — — Map (db m219612) HM
The old postcard (below) depicts the Guilford Battle Ground Company’s treatment of the battlefield landscape. In 1887 the company began constructing the row of monuments and arched entrance gates. Installing a total of thirty-two monuments on . . . — — Map (db m218346) HM
Loyal Whig – Enthusiastic Patriot Revolutionary Heroine We are indebted to E. W. Caruthers for the eventfull story of her life. — — Map (db m221872) HM
[Front of monument pedestal]:
Appointed Major General in command of the Southern Army October 14, 1780
Born in Rhode Island August 7, 1742
Died in Georgia June 19 1786
[Left Side of monument pedestal]:
Guilford Court House . . . — — Map (db m6975) HM
Nearby monuments commemorate park founders David Schenck and Joseph M. Morehead. Appalled at the neglect of the battlefield in the 1880s, Schenck directed the purchase of historic land and incorporated the Guilford Battle Ground Company to preserve . . . — — Map (db m35002) HM
This trail follows the second American line for a half-mile to Stop 8 on the Tour Road. All along the line, Virginia militia opened their ranks for the retreating North Carolinians and then waited tensely for the British attack. The first section . . . — — Map (db m219403) HM
In Memoriam William Hooper and John Penn delegates from North Carolina 1776 to the Continental Congress and signers of the Declaration of Independence. Their remains were reinterred here 1894. Hewes’ grave is lost. He was the third signer. . . . — — Map (db m34883) HM
This monument honors the three North Carolina delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776. Although Hooper and Penn were reburied here in 1894, they had no direct ties to the battle. The relation . . . — — Map (db m11891) HM
After swiftly rolling over the American first line, the British met unexpected resistance here. Greene had posted the second line in the woods astride New Garden Road, and the Patriots held a strong position along the high ground just ahead. Firing . . . — — Map (db m11577) HM
In 1778 Joseph and Hannah Hoskins moved to Guilford County from Chester County, Pennsylvania, and purchased 150 acres of land here from James Ross. During the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781, the British army formed its first battle . . . — — Map (db m34841) HM
This park is dedicated by the Guilford Battleground Company to the brave men and women who fought and served here for our freedom in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781 and to all those who came together to preserve this site for . . . — — Map (db m34849) HM
You are standing 200 yards behind the first American line, which stood looking across what was then an open field. A quarter-mile away the British arrived and formed well-ordered ranks on either side of New Garden Road. To the untrained North . . . — — Map (db m219405) HM
Nathanael Greene’s statue, the largest in the park, looks like the monument of a victor. But by the end of the day the British had forced him from the field.
The fighting did not go according to plan for either side. After an orderly retreat, . . . — — Map (db m6972) HM
This tree stood in the center of New Garden burying ground. Here the first skirmish of the Battle of Guilford Court House occurred, 3d. month 1781.
Nearby are the cornerstones of the original Friends meeting house, used as a hospital during the . . . — — Map (db m242313) HM
An informal secret network of blacks and whites provided food, clothing, shelter, and guidance for fugitive slaves. “Passengers,” often guided by “conductors,” traveled along routes that included “stations” or safe places. A station located in the . . . — — Map (db m221873) HM
In patriotic commemoration of the visit of George Washington on his tour of the Southern states 1791 Marked by the North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution 1925 — — Map (db m218340) HM
William Hooper Signer of the Declaration of Independence Placed by Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Inc. — — Map (db m81686) HM
In memory of the North Carolina Troops under Major Joseph Winston who were fighting the Hessians and Tarleton’s Cavalry near this spot after the Continental Line had retreated from the field of battle March the 15th, 1781. [ Right Side of Monument: . . . — — Map (db m35265) HM
Mrs. Keren Happuch Turner
mother of Elizabeth
the wife of Joseph
Morehead of N.C., and
grandmother of Captain
James and of John Morehead,
a young N.C. soldier under
Greene, rode horse-back from
her Maryland home and at
Guilford . . . — — Map (db m219356) HM
In 1888, David Schenck, searching for battlefield artifacts, found the upturned bones of three unidentified soldiers on a farm north of the park. From buttons found in the grave, supposedly marked “USA,” Schenck concluded that the deceased were . . . — — Map (db m221874) HM
Of the Second Bat- alion of the Queens Guards, was killed at this spot by Captain John Smith of the First Maryland Regiment. [ Left Side of Monument: ] Col. Stuart’s sword was unburied here in 1866. [ Right Side of Monument: ] Erected by . . . — — Map (db m221876) HM
According to the Guilford Battle Ground Company, the British Guards emerged from the woods, crossed this open field, and clashed on the right with the American third line. In the 1880s this version of the battle seemed to agree with the historical . . . — — Map (db m11595) HM
Maryland’s tribute to her heroic dead. ----------- Erected by members of the Maryland Historical Society in memory of the soldiers of the Maryland Line. 1781-1892 ---------- Non Omnis Moriar — — Map (db m34991) HM
To Peter FranciscoA giant in stature, might and courage – who slew in this engagement eleven of the enemy with his own broad sword rendering himself thereby perhaps the most famous private soldier of the Revolutionary War. [ Reverse Side: . . . — — Map (db m34889) HM
As a British soldier, you are far more disciplined and experienced in battle than the rag-tag militia. Here at Guilford Courthouse your troops are outnumbered by more than two to one, but hunger and exhaustion seem greater enemies. This is . . . — — Map (db m11582) HM
Educator, minister, & physician. Operated famous "Caldwell Log College" near here from 1767 till 1824. Home site of Dr. David and Rachel Caldwell 100 yards West, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Edward Benjamin to North Carolina Society for The Preservation of . . . — — Map (db m99799) HM
Preacher, teacher, physician, patriot, statesman. On this land, date of deed 1765, one-half mile north of this marker, is the site of his home place and famous "log college" opened 1767.
This tablet erected by the North Carolina Society of . . . — — Map (db m99803) HM
>Rachel, wife of David Caldwell and daughter of Alexander Craighead, is noted in history as one of the heroic women of the American Revolution. She is especially cited for bravery on this land, her home place, where the British encamped, and . . . — — Map (db m99800) HM
Representative of the young men who attended the David Caldwell Academy located on this land during 1770 to 1811. Inspired by this diligent educator, their leadership was influential in the development of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m99812) HM
240-acre oasis of biodiversity. Land
of Saura and Keyawee peoples, settled
by European American Friends
(Quakers) in the 1700s. Site of
encampment of British and American
troops in the Revolutionary War.
Refuge for enslaved Africans . . . — — Map (db m234034) HM
