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This monument honors John Grady, and the other patriots who served at
the battle of Moores Creek Bridge. John Grady was the only patriot to lose
his life in the battle. The cornerstone for this monument was laid in 1857.
The inscriptions on the monument read:
(Front)
HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF
PRIVATE JOHN GRADY,
OF DUPLIN COUNTY,
WHO FELL BRAVELY FIGHTING FOR HIS
COUNTRY;—THE FIRST MARTYR IN
THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM IN NORTH
CAROLINA, AND THE ONLY WHIG
KILLED IN THIS BATTLE.
(Left)
CASWELL
(Right)
LILLINGTON
(Rear)
IN COMMEMORATION
OF THE BATTLE OF
MOORES CREEK BRIDGE,
FOUGHT HERE
27TH FEBRUARY, 1776.
THE FIRST VICTORY GAINED
BY THE AMERICAN ARMS
IN THE WAR OF THE
REVOLUTION.
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