Inscription
Last Sec'y of War & first
Sec'y of Army, 1947-49.
Attorney; state senator;
brig. gen., 1943-45. Led
military justice reform.
Home was here.
Location
AddressUS 70 Business (West Ash Street) in Goldsboro
CityGoldsboro
CountyWayne
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.386340, -77.997820
Sources
More markers in Wayne
Sherman's March
Goldsboro, NC
Sherman's army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865.
Curtis H. Brogden
Mar-Mac, NC
Governor, 1874-1877; congressman; legislator; and major-general of State militia.
Foster's Raid
Goldsboro, NC
On a raid from New Bern Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster attacked Goldsboro, December 17, 1862.
Wm. T. Dortch
Goldsboro, NC
Confederate Senator, Speaker State House of Representatives, head ofcommission to codify State laws, 1883.
Dobbs County
Walnut Creek, NC
Formed 1758 & named for Gov. Arthur Dobbs.
