John Willis

Historical marker location:

Lumberton, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Fayetteville Road and Goodwin Avenue, East 24th, and North Cedar Streets, on the left when traveling south on Fayetteville Road.)

Marker installed: 1953

During the Civil War, North Carolina was the second to last state to secede from the Union, doing so on May 20, 1861, and sending more soldiers to fight for the Confederacy than any other state.