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

Bentonville

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

1. Bentonville Marker

Inscription. In 1865, a local market center for naval stores (tar, pitch & turpentine). Bentonville gives name to the battle fought nearby, March 19-21, 1865. Confederates concentrated here the day before the battle. As they retreated on March 22, they burned all stocks of naval stores. Union forces occupied the village, March 22-24.

Erected by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-21.)

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 month for this entry is March 1865.

Location. 35° 20.908′ N, 78° 17.842′ W. Marker is near Four Oaks, North Carolina, in Johnston County. It is on Devils Racetrack Road (Local Route 1009), on the right when traveling north. The marker is located on the Bentonville Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8233 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: Village of Bentonville (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Village of Bentonville (approx. ¼ mile away); Mower’s Charge Reaches Johnston’s Headquarters (approx. ¼ mile away); Hardee’s Counterattack

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Johnston’s Headquarters (approx. ¼ mile away); Johnston Establishes His Headquarters (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Works (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mill Creek (approx. 0.4 miles 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 # 14 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour.

Marker on Devil's Racetrack Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

3. Marker on Devil's Racetrack Road

Two Bentonville markers are found at this location.

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 1,145 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 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.