Siege of Plymouth, NC
Union Forces
Under the command of General Henry Walton Wessells
Engaged and captured April 17-20, 1864.
"Plymouth Pilgrims"
16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery - Companies G & H
12th New York Cavalry - Companies A & F
24th Independent Battery B New York Veteran Light Artillery
85th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry
2nd North Carolina Union Volunteers - Companies B & E
3d PA Heavy Artillery - Detachment Co. A
101st Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry
103d Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry
10th U.S. Colored Infantry - Detachment
37th U.S. Colored Infantry - Recruits
2nd U.S. Colored Cavalry - Recruits
U.S. Army gunboats Bombshell and Dolly
Union Naval Forces
Under the command of Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser
U.S.S. Miami
U.S.S. Southfield
U.S.S. Massasoit
U.S.S. Whitehead
U.S.S. Ceres
Dedicated on the 135th Anniversary - April 17, 1999
Marker is at the intersection of East Water Street and Madison Street, on the right when traveling west on East Water Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org