The Dec. 19, 2007, Greenville Daily Reflector had an article about the placement of a historical marker for the June 5, 1862 Battle of Tranter's Creek.
Mickey Harns, the president of the Pitt County Civil War Trails Council said it was one of the most significant battles in the state and part of General Burnside's expedition.
The 1500 soldiers involved was by far the largest fight in Pitt and Beaufort counties.
Lt. Col. George B. Singletory, a lawyer from Pitt County was killed.
The marker is placed just inside the Beaufort County line on US-264 near the Shutter Factory and Paint Productions, Inc. and cost $1500. The cost was shared by the Pitt County Civil War Trails Council and the Washington, NC, Visitors Bureau.
There are four Civil War markers in Beaufort County, with the other three being in Washington, NC.
There are also four in Pitt County at Black Jack, Grifton, Falkland, and Greenville.
All of these have been paid for by private donations.
The Civil war Trails Program began in Richmond, Va., 13 years ago and has expanded to NC, W. Va, and Maryland. So far, 750 sites have been marked with 200 in NC.
www.civilwartrails.org
Let the Folks Know with History ion a Stick. --RoadDog
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