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Description: The monument is a granite slab commemorating the division that manned the first line of defense for the Confederates during the Battle of Averasboro. The slab is rectangular with a shallow point at the top, giving it a tombstone-like appearance.
Images: Front inscription | Rear inscription
Inscription:
Front: TALIAFERRO'S / DIVISION ELLIOTT'S BRIGADE / 22ND GA BN 28TH GA BN / HANLEITER'S BN MANIGAULT'S BN / 2ND SC HEAVY ARTY BN / GIST GUARD ARTY / 6TH NC BN ARMORY GUARDS / RHETT'S BRIGADE / 1ST SC INF (REG) / 1ST SC HEAVY ARTY BN / LUCAS'S SC BN
ARTILLERY BATALLION / LEGARDEUR'S BTRY / STUART'S BTRY /
Rear: DEDICATED TO THE / CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS / OF TALIAFERRO'S DIVISION / WHO FOUGHT AND DIED / DURING / THE BATTLE OF AVERASBORO / MARCH 15-16, 1865
Dedication date: 1999
Materials & Techniques: Granite
Sponsor: Averasboro Battlefield Commission
Subject notes: This division manned the first line of defense for the Confederates during the Battle of Averasboro
Location: The marker is located near Dunn, in Cumberland County. It sits on Burnett Road (North Carolina Route 82), just south of the Harnett County line.
Landscape: The monument is located at the site of the first line of the Confederate defense and is within walking distance of a number of other markers.
City: Dunn
County: Cumberland
Subjects: Civil War
11 July 2014 | Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina