Battle Of Bentonville
Inscription
Johnston's Confederates
checked Sherman's Union
army, March 19-21, 1865.
Historic site 2 1/2 mi. E.
Location
AddressUS 701 at SR 1008 (Harper House Road) southwest of Bentonville Battleground
CountyJohnston
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.282290, -78.358140
Sources
More markers in Johnston
Edward W. Pou
Smithfield, NC
Congressman, 1901-1934, Chairman House Rules Committee during parts of administrations of Wilson, F. D. Roosevelt.
Sherman's March
Smithfield, NC
Enroute from Goldsboro to Raleigh, Sherman's army camped 1 mile east and on April 12, 1865, celebrated the news of Lee's surrender.
Sherman
Gen. Wm. T. Sherman camped in this area with his Left Wing on the night of March 18, 1865.
Confederate Main Charge
After overrunning two Union lines above this road, the Confederates crossed here in the main assault of March 19, 1865.
Cole Farmhouse
Stood in this field.