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

Union Hospital

Photographed 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 Averasboro (16 miles west) on March 16, were brought here for treatment.

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • 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 1893.

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

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 # 5 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour.

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away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Bentonville Battlefield (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 . . . Bentonville. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

3. Union Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.