Expanding Battle
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
This monument honors Maj. Joseph Winston and the Surry County rifleman who fought stubbornly beside William Campbell and “Light-Horse Harry” Lee. During the fierce struggle with British regiments, Lee’s Legion veered southeast of the American second line, with a large contingent of enemy troops in pursuit.
You are looking in the direction of that separate engagement, but the fighting actually occurred a half-mile to the south, well beyond the present-day park boundary. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was far more sprawling than the tour road and boundaries indicate.
Marker is on Tour Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
