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

Federal Artillery

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

1. Federal Artillery Marker

Inscription. Union batteries (26 guns) formed a line here, March 19. These guns covered retreating Federals during the Confederate charges and finally halted the advance of the Confederate Right Wing.

Erected 1959 by Archives and Highway Commission. (Marker Number HHH-9.)

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 19, 1865.

Location. 35° 18.336′ N, 78° 18.736′ W. Marker is near Four Oaks, North Carolina, in Johnston County. Marker is on Harper House Road, 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: 5004 Harper House Rd, 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 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Artillery at the Morris Farm (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Attacks (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate High Tide (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Joseph Eggleston Johnston (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston (approx. 0.3 miles

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away); Battle of Bentonville: March 19-21, 1865 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. half a 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.)

Bentonville Battlefield Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

2. Bentonville Battlefield Marker

This is marker # 9 along the Bentonville Battlefield Driving Tour.

Marker on Harper House Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

3. Marker on Harper House Road

Federal Artillery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2010

4. Federal Artillery

This was the center of the Union line of artillery on March 19, 1865. They helped hold back the final Confederate attacks on that first day of fighting at Bentonville.

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 799 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.