Monument To Confederate Captains From Person County - Roxboro NC
N 36° 23.626 W 078° 59.034
17S E 680809 N 4029512
A monument commemorates NC captains of the Confederate army who lost their lives during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMGHTF
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2013
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On the grounds of the
Person County Courthouse
in Roxboro, North Carolina, the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a monument to commemorate the Confederate captains from the county who were killed during the Civil War. The rectangular granite marker with roughcut edges was dedicated in May 1931. It was placed next to the
Confederate Soldiers Monument. Inscribed are the names of the NC officers.
CAPT. E. FLETCHER SATTERFIELD,
CO. H. 55TH N. C. REGIMENT.
FARTHEST AT GETTYSBURG—KILLED IN ACTION,
JUNE 17, 1837 —— JULY 3, 1863
CAPT. JAMES C. BAILEY, | CAPT. CARTER DAY,
CO. H. 24TH. N.C. REGIMENT, | CO. E. 35TH. N.C. REGIMENT
CAPT. JOHN G. DILLEHAY, | CAPT. HAYWOOD W. HARRIS
CO. A. 24TH N.C. REGIMENT. | CO. E. 35TH N.C. REGIMENT
CAPT. JAMES A. BURCH, | CAPT. J. W. PHILPOTT,
CO. A. 50TH N.C. REGIMENT. | CO. E. 35TH N.C. REGIMENT.
CAPT. JAMES HOLEMAN CO. A. 24TH REGIMENT N.C.
ERECTED BY THE PERSON COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE U.D.C. MAY 9, 1931
NC historian Mike Hardy claims that the statue on the nearby Confederate Soldiers Monument is of Edward Fletcher Satterfield, whose name is listed first on the Captains Monument. He died at Gettysburg while bearing the flag of his regiment, the 55th.¹ 41 men of the 55th died at Gettysburg.
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