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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9D5_johnstons-headquarters_Four-Oaks-NC.html
Established here on the night of March 18, 1865 and remained during the battle.
Mower's Division came within 200 yards of this point in the Union assault of March 21.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3JT_north-carolina-monument_Newton-Grove-NC.html
In memory of the North Carolina soldiers who fought and died so courageously and the civilians who suffered so grievously during the Battle of Bentonville. March 19-21, 1865.
[ Back of Monument: ]Sleep, soldier, sleep, in thy rough earthen tomb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3JS_texas_Newton-Grove-NC.html
(Front Inscription):Texasremembers the valor and devotion of her sons who served at Bentonville March 19-21, 1865
The eighth Texas cavalry was engaged with the left wing of Sherman's Union army on the eve of the Battle of Bentonville. During th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EZ_confederate-line-crossing-the-goldsboro-road_Four-Oaks-NC.html
Directly in front and to your left, Confederate Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke's division, on loan from the Army of Northern Virginia, blocked the old Goldsboro Road (now Harper House Road) to deflect the oncoming Union advance. The division was a mixed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EY_fighting-south-of-the-goldsboro-road-the-bull-pen_Four-Oaks-NC.html
You are looking south of the Goldsboro Road at the area where Union Brig. Gen. James D. Morgan's division began a defensive position facing Gen. Robert F. Hoke's division after being deflected by the main Confederate line. These battle-hardened Un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EX_fighting-at-the-cole-plantation-the-battle-of-acorn-run_Four-Oaks-NC.html
You are looking north of the Goldsboro Road at the site of the former Willis Cole plantation. Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton chose this ground (a mixture of dense vegetation and open fields) as an ideal location for Confederate forces to block the advance …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3ET_village-of-bentonville_Four-Oaks-NC.html
You are looking at the village of Bentonville. This small hamlet bore the name of the largest battle ever fought in North Carolina. Named after local resident John Benton, the hamlet had a post office as early as 1849. In the 1860s Bentonville was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EP_hardees-counterattack_Four-Oaks-NC.html
To your front and left, Confederate forces counterattacked Union forces under Maj. Gen. Joseph Mower on three sides. Leading a counterattack to protect the vital Mill Creek bridge - the only avenue of retreat for Johnston's army - Gen. William Har…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EH_mowers-charge-reaches-johnstons-headquarters_Four-Oaks-NC.html
In the field in front of you skirmishers from the 64th Illinois, armed with Henry repeating rifles, overran Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's headquarters, forcing the general and his staff to flee on foot toward Bentonville (to your left). Maj. Gen. Jose…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3E8_battle-of-bentonville_Newton-Grove-NC.html
Johnston's Confederates checked Sherman's Union army, March 19-21, 1865. Historic site 2½ Mi. E.