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Four Oaks in Johnston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Bentonville

 
 
Bentonville Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
1. Bentonville Memorial
Inscription. This memorial marks the battlefield of Bentonville where, on March 19-21, 1865, General Joseph E. Johnston, with about 15,000 Confederate troops, principally from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi, checked the advance of Major-General W.T. Sherman’s army of United States troops until confronted with overwhelming numbers. Conspicuous in this battle were three regiments and one battalion of North Carolina Junior Reserves in Major-General Robert F. Hoke’s Division.
Erected 1927 by
The North Carolina Historic Commission
and
The North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy
 
Erected 1927 by The North Carolina Historic Commission & The North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Battlefield Trails - Civil War, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1865.
 
Location. 35° 18.969′ N, 78° 17.845′ W. Marker is in Four Oaks, North Carolina, in Johnston County. Marker is at the intersection of Bass Road (County Route 1008) and Bass Road (County Route 1194), on the left when traveling
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east on Bass Road. Monument is located at the N.C. Junior Reserves Tour Stop on the Bentonville Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 846 Bass Rd, Four Oaks NC 27524, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Confederate North Carolina Junior Reserve Line (here, next to this marker); Merging of the Armies (a few steps from this marker); Main Confederate Line (within shouting distance of this marker); N.C. Junior Reserves (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Line Crossing the Goldsboro Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Union Attack (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fighting at the Cole Plantation: The “Battle of Acorn Run” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fighting South of the Goldsboro Road: The “Bull Pen” (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Four Oaks.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Battle of Bentonville by Markers.
 
Bentonville Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
2. Bentonville Memorial
Memorial is at the N.C. Junior Reserves Tour Stop on the Bentonville Battlefield.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,545 times since then and 6 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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