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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Newton Grove in Johnston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic) |
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Fighting Below the Road
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| | | |  By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Fighting Below the Road Marker | | | Inscription. One-half mile south of this point, across the road, Brig. Gen. J. D. Morgan’s Union Div- ision halted the main Confederate charge, March 19, 1865, in one of the fiercest engage- ments of the battle. Erected by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-13.) Location. 35° 18.889′ N, 78° 18.083′ W. Marker is near Newton Grove, North Carolina, in Johnston County. Marker is on Harper House Road, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is located on the Bentonville Battlefield. Marker is in this post office area: Newton Grove NC 28366, United States of America. Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cole Farmhouse (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Fighting at the Cole Plantation: The “Battle of Acorn Run” (about 400 feet away); Fighting South of the Goldsboro Road: The “Bull Pen” (about 400 feet away); First Union Attack (about 400 feet away); Confederate Line Crossing the Goldsboro Road (about 500 feet away); Main Confederate Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bentonville (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate North Carolina Junior Reserve Line (approx. ¼ mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Newton Grove.| | | |  By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Marker on the Bentonville Battlefield | | This is marker # 11 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour. | | |
Also see . . . 1. Bentonville Battlefield. North Carolina Historic Sites website. (Submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
2. Bentonville. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
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| | | |  By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Marker on Harper House Road | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 205 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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