Bentonville
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NCDaywalker
N 35° 18.969 W 078° 17.845
17S E 745693 N 3911455
At the intersection of Bass Rd and Harper House Rd, a granite marker for Bentonville was placed to commemorate the Civil War Battle fought March 19-21, 1865. This marker is one first type of NC historical markers placed.
Waymark Code: WMXF1V
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2018
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This monument was erected 1927 by The North Carolina Historic Commission & The North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy.
The text of the plaque is as follows.
"This memorial marks the battlefield of Bentonville where, on March 19-21, 1865, General Joseph E. Johnston, with about 15,000 Confederate troops, principally from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi, checked the advance of Major-General W.T. Sherman’s army of United States troops until confronted with overwhelming numbers. Conspicuous in this battle were three regiments and one battalion of North Carolina Junior Reserves in Major-General Robert F. Hoke’s Division.
Erected 1927 by
The North Carolina Historic Commission
and
The North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy
Marker Name: Bentonville
Marker Type: Roadside
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Required Waymark Photo: yes
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