Near Four Oaks in Johnston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Union Hospital
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010
1. Union Hospital Marker
Field hospital of the XX Corps during the Battle of Bentonville was located here. Four hundred Union soldiers, wounded in the Battle of Averasboro (16 miles west) on March 16, were brought here for treatment.
Erected by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-6.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1893.
Location. 35° 17.657′ N, 78° 19.217′ W. Marker is near Four Oaks, North Carolina, in Johnston County. It is at the intersection of Buck Dunn Road and Newton Grove Road, on the right when traveling south on Buck Dunn Road. Marker is located on the Bentonville Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 738 Newton Grove Rd, Four Oaks NC 27524, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Union Headquarters (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Union Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Honoring the Dead of the Battle of Bentonville
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Also see . . . Bentonville. American Battlefield Trust website entry:
From March 19-21, 1865, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and what remained of the Confederate army attacked and were defeated by Union General William T. Shermans army in the Battle of Bentonville, the last large-scale battle of the Civil War. (Submitted on January 7, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010
2. Marker on the Bentonville Battlefield
This is marker # 5 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010
3. Union Hospital Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 837 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on March 24, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
