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

Main Union Line

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

1. Main Union Line Marker

Inscription. Advanced to this point during the afternoon of March 21. The XV Corps established a line of works across the road here. Earthworks remain.

Erected by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-19.)

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 20, 1865.

Location. 35° 19.417′ N, 78° 16.966′ W. Marker is near Four Oaks, North Carolina, in Johnston County. It is on Devils Racetrack Road (Local Route 1009), on the left when traveling north. The marker is located on the Bentonville Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10101 Devils Racetrack 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: The XV Corps At Bentonville (approx. ¼ mile away); The Fight For Flowers' Crossroads (approx. ¼ mile away); Main Confederate Line (approx. ¼ mile away); Federal Junction (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sherman's Right Wing Arrives at Bentonville (approx. half a mile away); March 20th— Johnston Remains on the Battlefield (approx. half

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a mile away); Union Headquarters (approx. 0.7 miles away); Union Line - March 20 (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Four Oaks.

Also see . . . Bentonville. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

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

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

2. Marker on the Bentonville Battlefield

This is marker # 23 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour.

Marker on Devils Racetrack Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

3. Marker on Devils Racetrack Road

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 817 times since then and 21 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.