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Taliaferro's Division Monument, Averasboro Battlefield, Dunn. Photo courtesy of NC ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online
Taliaferro's Division Monument
Averasboro Battlefield, Dunn

View complete article and references at Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina at: https://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/43

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

Latitude: 
35.2519
Longitude: 
-78.6805
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