PRIVATE JOHN GRADY REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMORIAL
HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF PRIVATE JOHN GRADY OF DUPLIN COUNTY WHO FELL BRAVELY FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. THE FIRST MARTYR IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM IN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ONLY WHIG KILLED IN THIS BATTLE.
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF MOORES BRIDGE, FOUGHT HERE 27TH FEBRUARY, 1776. THE FIRST VICTORY GAINED BY THE AMERICAN ARMS IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF MOORES BRIDGE, FOUGHT HERE 27TH FEBRUARY, 1776. THE FIRST VICTORY GAINED BY THE AMERICAN ARMS IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.
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Listing Details
- Public
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR
- Obelisks War Monument
- 1857
- MOORES CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK
- 28435
- DOCSOUTH.UNC.EDU/COMMLAND/
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