On State Highway 82 0.2 miles south of Arrowhead Road, on the left when traveling north.
John C. Smith home (Oak Grove) built in 1793, used as a Union Hospital in the Battle of Averasboro.
William T. Smith home, built in 1834, used as a Union Hospital in the Battle of Averasboro.
Farquhard Smith home (Lebanon) built in 1825, . . . — — Map (db m31783) HM
On McLellon Road (State Highway 82), on the left when traveling south.
Battle of Averasboro March 16, 1865 --------------- [ Right of Monument: ] In memory of our Confederate Dead who fell upon that day. ---------------- [ Back of Monument: ] The hearts that were true to their country and God shall . . . — — Map (db m161953) HM
On Burnett Road (State Highway 82) south of West Thornton Road (State Highway 1736), on the left when traveling north.
(Preface): The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to . . . — — Map (db m210221) HM
On Burnett Road (State Highway 82) at Ross West Road, on the right when traveling south on Burnett Road.
You are standing near the center of the first phase of fighting in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865. On March 15th the left wing of General Sherman’s Union army, commanded by General H.W. Slocum, was advancing along this road (A) from . . . — — Map (db m41993) HM
On State Highway 82 at Magruder Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 82.
You are standing at the center of the second phase of fighting in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15,16, 1865. On the morning of March 16th, after the fight of the preceding afternoon around John Smith’s house 2 miles south on this road, Union . . . — — Map (db m5833) HM
On Norma Drive at Longbranch Road, on the left when traveling south on Norma Drive.
The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush Gen. . . . — — Map (db m160759) HM
On McLellon Road (State Highway 82) south of Arrowhead Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.”
Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush . . . — — Map (db m3741) HM
On Harnett-Dunn Highway (U.S. 55) at Paul Green Memorial Highway (North Carolina Highway 421), on the left when traveling east on Harnett-Dunn Highway.
The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush Gen. . . . — — Map (db m210968) HM
On McLellon Road (State Highway 82), on the left when traveling south.
In grateful memory of the brave men who sleep in Chicora Cemetery. They fought their last fight March 16, 1865 on this third line breastworks of Averasboro Battlefield. — — Map (db m34301) HM
On North Carolina Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the right when traveling south.
Confederate Commanders at Averasboro
General William Joseph Hardee (1815 - 1891)
Nicknamed "Old Reliable", this Georgian was one of the best corps commanders the Confederacy had. Having no confidence in General John Bell Hood, who had taken . . . — — Map (db m301660) HM
On North Carolina Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Confederate Women's Home Formerly Located on Fort Bragg Road in Fayetteville, NC, was proposed in 1908 by the North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy as a home for the widows and daughters of Confederate veterans. . . . — — Map (db m301566) HM
On Harnett-Dunn Highway (State Highway 55) at Green Path Road, on the right when traveling east on Harnett-Dunn Highway.
Named for George and Hardy Draughon, brothers who came from Edgecombe County about 1795, and purchased land joining both roads. George lived near this spot. Later he moved to 9/10 mile beyond Beamon’s Cross Roads, Hwy. No. 421, died and was buried . . . — — Map (db m209546) HM
On West Cumberland Street (U.S. 421) at South Orange Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Cumberland Street.
Protests and legal action taken by American Indian citizens led to school's integration, 1961. Effort sustained movement in N.C. Was 4 blocks North. — — Map (db m301570) HM
On Burnett Road (State Highway 82) 0.8 miles north of Overcreek Lane, on the right when traveling south.
From a point 50 yards west three batteries of artillery under Major J. A. Reynolds shelled the Confederate first line of earthworks. — — Map (db m31600) HM
On Burnett Road (State Highway 82) at Ross West Road (State Highway 1801), on the left when traveling north on Burnett Road.
The 1865 home of Wm. Smith, 100 yds E., was used as a hospital for Union troops in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865. — — Map (db m211814) HM
On South Wilson Avenue just south of Pearsall Street, on the right when traveling south.
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel:
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,
I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: Acts 2:16-17a (KJV)
On this site December 31, 1906-January 1907, a
revival was . . . — — Map (db m307321) HM
On McLellon Road (State Highway 82), on the left when traveling south.
On this field March 15-16, 1865, men of South Carolina stood with men of other Southern states and fought bloodily and bravely for their beliefs and way of life. In doing so they wrote their names in imperishable letters in the book of glory. — — Map (db m161955) WM
On North Carolina Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Model 1841 6-pounder gun was one of a "family of weapons" designed by the U.S. Army Ordnance Department in 1841. It was common to both armies in the early war year. The piece gradually fell into disfavor at the introduction of the Model 1857 . . . — — Map (db m242819) HM
On North Carolina Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the right when traveling south.
The "Stars and Bars", the first Confederate National Flag, was adopted March 4, 1861 as the official flag of the Confederacy. It consisted of a blue canton in the upper corner containing a circle of white stars and a field of three lateral . . . — — Map (db m301568) HM
On State Highway 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
orth Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids, and the . . . — — Map (db m210219) HM
On North Carolina Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the left when traveling north.
North Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids, and the . . . — — Map (db m301532) HM
On Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the right when traveling south.
On May 20, 1861, exactly eight-six years to the day after North Carolina formally expressed her determination for independence from the Great Britain in the Mecklenburg Resolves, the people of North Carolina once again declare their . . . — — Map (db m301567) HM
On State Highway 82, on the left when traveling south.
In memory of the North Carolina Troops that so valiantly resisted the advance of a superior Federal army at the Battle of Averasboro March 15-16, 1865 Fiftieth North Carolina Regiment Seventy Seventh North Carolina Regiment Tenth Battalion North . . . — — Map (db m15760) HM
On Burnett Road (State Highway 82) at Ross West Road, on the right when traveling south on Burnett Road.
Late in 1864, two large Union armies, one in Virginia and the other in Georgia, were beginning to squeeze the Confederacy to defeat. Grant held Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia immobile at Petersburg, while Sherman, with 60,000 men, captured Atlanta . . . — — Map (db m41994) HM
On Long Branch Road at South Clinton Avenue (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling west on Long Branch Road.
Moving on Goldsboro, Sherman's army was temporarily checked by Hardee's Confederates, Mar. 16, 1865, in Battle of Averasboro 3 1/2 Mi. W. — — Map (db m5835) HM
Near Burnett Road (State Highway 82) 0.5 miles north of Magurder Rd., on the right when traveling north.
On this field March 15-16, 1865, men of South Carolina stood with men of other Southern States and fought bloodily and bravely for their beliefs and way of life. In doing so they wrote their names in imperishable letters in the book of glory. — — Map (db m161220) HM
On North Carolina Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the right when traveling south.
Wagon Wheel/Carpenter Wheel
Painted by: Kathy Peede
Wagon Wheel Variation
Painted by: Elyse Johnson
A signal to the slave to pack the items needed to travel by wagon or that could be used while traveling. It could also mean to . . . — — Map (db m301674) HM
On North Carolina Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the right when traveling south.
When the Civil War (also referred to by some as "The War Between the States") began, the 33 star flag was the flag of the Nation. On January 29, 1861, Kansas joined the Union as the 34th state. As required by law, the 34 star flag became the . . . — — Map (db m301569) HM
On West Cumberland Street (U.S. 421) at South King Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Cumberland Street.
U.S. Army, 1917-1948. Pioneer in organizing Army airborne units; Major general, World War II. Home is 1 block, grave 1 mile, west. — — Map (db m210919) HM
