Confederate Cemetery - Bentonville NC
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 18.134 W 078° 19.203
17S E 743677 N 3909855
The Confederate Cemetery is located at the intersection of Junction of SR 1008 (Harper House Road) and SR 1188 (Mill Creek Road) at Bentonville Battleground
Waymark Code: WM17VV7
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2023
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The text on the North Carolina Historical Marker at the Confederate Cemetery.
"The remains of 360 Confederates who fell in the Battle of Bentonville lie here. They were moved to this plot from other parts of the battlefield in 1893. The monument was erected at that time."
The inscription on the monument at the cemetery:
(Front) IN MEMORY OF THE CONFEDERATE DEAD ERECTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF GOLDSBORO RIFLES OCTOBER 10, 1894.
(Left) ON THIS SPOT AND IN THIS VICINITY WAS FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE MARCH 19, 1865.
(Right) TWENTY THREE OF THOSE BURIED HERE HAD THEIR LAST HOURS SOOTHED BY THE LOVING CARE OF JOHN HARPER AND HIS NOBLE WIFE AMY A. HARPER.
(Rear) NOR SHALL YOUR GLORY BE FORGOT WHILE FAME HER RECORD KEEPS. OR HONOUR POINT THE HALLOWED SPOT WHERE VALOR PROUDLY SLEEPS
Visiting hours:
Daily Sunrise to Sunset
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
Date cemetery was established: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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