First Union Attack
Inscription
Brig. Gen. W. P. Carlin's
Division attacked the
Confederate line above the
road here on March 19.
Repulsed, they threw up
works but were driven out by
the Confederate charge.
Location
AddressSR 1008 (Harper House Road) at Bentonville Battleground
CountyJohnston
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.315703, -78.298745
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.