Cornwallis

Marker Number	5
Marker Text	Marching to Wilmington after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse stopped with his army in this town in April 1781.
Location	Green Street in Fayetteville
Area	Downtown Fayetteville
Description	Following the Battle of Guilford Courthouse near Greensboro, British General and Colonial Governor Charles Cornwalis retreated there on his way to Yorktown, Virginia. He spent the night in a house on Yadkin Road in Fayetteville.