Near Four Oaks in Johnston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fighting Below the Road
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010
1. Fighting Below the Road Marker
One-half mile south of this point, across the road, Brig. Gen. J. D. Morgans Union Division halted the main Confederate charge, March 19, 1865, in one of the fiercest engagements of the battle.
Erected 1959 by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-13.)
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° 18.886′ N, 78° 18.088′ 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. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4228 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 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: Cole Farmhouse (about 300 feet away, measured 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 500 feet away); Confederate Line Crossing the Goldsboro Road (about 600 feet
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Also see . . . Bemtonville. 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 December 27, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010
2. Marker on the Bentonville Battlefield
This is marker # 11 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010
3. Marker on Harper House Road
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 908 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 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. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
