Battle of Great Bridge DAR Monument
December 9, 1775
(side 1)
This monument honors
Patriots who assembled
at this site in the Cause of
American Freedom in 1775
American Patriots
at the Battle
Second Virginia Regiment
Commanded by
Colonel William Woodford,
of Caroline County, Virginia
Culpeper Minute Men
Battle of Great Bridge
December 9, 1775
Monument placed by the
Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary Jane Irwin Davis, Sate Regent 2001-2004
(side 2)
American Patriots
at the Battle
Militia
of
Norfolk County, Virginia
Princess Anne County, Virginia
Currituck County, North Carolina
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
(side 3)
American Patriots
who arrived after the Battle
and joined the March
into Norfolk
Second North carolina
Continental Regiment
Commanded by
Colonel Robert Howe
Companies of
First Virginia Regiment
Amelia County Militia
Nansemond County Militia
Southampton County Militia
(side 4)
American Patriots
at the Battle
Volunteers from
Halifax District
of North Carolina
Commanded by
Colonel Nicholas Long
Marker can be reached from the intersection of Watson Road and North Battlefield Boulevard (Virginia Route 168), on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
