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Bentonville in Johnston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battle of Bentonville
 
Battle of Bentonville Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
1. Battle of Bentonville Marker
 
Inscription. Johnston's Confederates checked Sherman's Union army, March 19-21, 1865. Historic site 2½ Mi. E.
 
Erected 1907 by Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number H 1.)
 
Location. 35° 16.927′ N, 78° 21.499′ W. Marker is in Bentonville, North Carolina, in Johnston County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 701 and Harper House Road (County Route 1008), on the left when traveling south on U.S. 701. Click for map. 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 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Sherman (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Bentonville (approx. 2.4 miles away); North Carolina Monument (approx. 2.5 miles away); Texas (approx. 2.5 miles away); Union Artillery at the Morris Farm (approx. 3.3 miles away); Confederate High Tide (approx. 3.3 miles away); Fighting South of the Goldsboro Road: The “Bull Pen” (approx. 4 miles away); Fighting at the Cole Plantation: The “Battle of Acorn Run” (approx. 4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Bentonville.
 
Also see . . .  Bentonville Battlefield. North Carolina Historic Sites website. (Submitted on March 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
 
Battle of Bentonville Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
2. Battle of Bentonville Marker
 
 
Bentonville Battlefield Visitors Center Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
3. Bentonville Battlefield Visitors Center
The Bentonville Battlefield includes a Vistors Center, the Harper House Hospital, Confederate Cemetery, preserved earthworks and a driving tour.
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on March 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 867 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. Submitted on March 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.


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