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

Union Hospital

By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

1. Union Hospital Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Field hospital of the
XX Corps during the
Battle of Bentonville
was located here.
Four hundred Union
soldiers, wounded in
the Battle of Averas-
boro (16 miles west) on
March 16, were brought
here for treatment.

Erected by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 17.657′ N, 78° 19.217′ W. Marker is near Four Oaks, North Carolina, in Johnston County. Marker is at the intersection of Buck Dunn Road and Newton Grove Road, on the right when traveling south on Buck Dunn Road. Marker is located on the Bentonville Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Four Oaks NC 27524, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Union Headquarters (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Union Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Bentonville Battlefield

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

By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

2. Marker on the Bentonville Battlefield

This is marker # 5 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour.

(approx. 0.6 miles away); Confederate Dead Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); North Carolina Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Honoring the Dead of the Battle of Bentonville (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Four Oaks.

Also see . . .
1. Bentonville Battlefield. North Carolina Historic Sites website. (Submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

2. Bentonville. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

3. Union Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.