Federal Artillery
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.
Location
AddressSR 1008 (Harper House Road) at Bentonville Battleground
CountyJohnston
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.305580, -78.312220
Sources
More markers in Johnston
Battle Of Bentonville
Johnston's Confederates checked Sherman's Union army, March 19-21, 1865.
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.