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

Union Line - March 21

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

1. Union Line March 21 Marker

Inscription. After withdrawing from the advance against Mill Creek Bridge, Mower’s Federals re-formed here and threw up works. This was the extreme right of the Union line on March 21. Earthworks remain.

Erected by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-27.)

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 21, 1865.

Location. 35° 20.492′ N, 78° 16.59′ W. Marker is near Four Oaks, North Carolina, in Johnston County. It is on Scout Road (Local Route 1199), 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: 685 Scout 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, it finds itself

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mower’s Attack (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hardee’s Charge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Union Line - March 20 (approx. ¾ mile away); The Battle Shifts East: Fighting on March 21 (approx. 0.8 miles away); "Uncle Billy" Comes to Bentonville (approx. 0.8 miles away); Johnston Establishes His Headquarters (approx. one mile away); Johnston’s Headquarters (approx. one mile away); Hardee’s Counterattack (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Four Oaks.

Also see . . . Bentonville. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on August 21, 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 # 19 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour.

Union Line Marker on Scout Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

3. Union Line Marker on Scout Road

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,007 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.