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

Confederate Attacks

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

1. Confederate Attacks Marker

Inscription. Across the fields behind this marker the Confederate Right Wing made five attacks on Union positions to the left, March 19, 1865. They were thrown back by the XX Federal Corps.

Erected 1959 by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 19, 1865.

Location. 35° 18.52′ N, 78° 18.552′ W. Marker is near Four Oaks, North Carolina, in Johnston County. It is on Harper House Road, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located on the Bentonville Battlefield, at the Confederate High Tide Tour Stop. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4795 Harper House 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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: Heavy Thunder (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate High Tide (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Artillery at the Morris Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle Begins: Confederate Cavalry Blocks The Goldsboro Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Confederate Assault On The Morris Farm (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Main Charge (approx. ¼ mile away); Federal Artillery (approx. ¼ mile away); Union Headquarters (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Four Oaks.

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. Sherman’s army in the Battle of Bentonville, the last large-scale battle of the Civil

Marker on the Bentonville Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

2. Marker on the Bentonville Battlefield

War. (Submitted on December 29, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

3. Confederate Attacks Marker

Confederate troops, having broken the line of XIV Corps, advanced across these fields on March 19, 1865. They were met here by the Union XX Corps who stopped several bloody Confederate assaults.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

4. Confederate Attacks Marker

The Confederate Attacks marker is one of several found at the Confederate High Tide Tour Stop on the Bentonville Battlefield.

Photographed by Marty Pickett

5. Confederate Attacks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 918 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on October 17, 2023, by Marty Pickett of Lillian, Alabama. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.