Union Headquarters

Sherman’s headquarters

were located in the

field 400 yards to the

rear of this marker,

March 20-21, 1865. Head-

quarters of the XVII

Corps, which included

Mower’s Division, were

250 yards to the left

rear.

Marker is at the intersection of Bentonville Road (Local Route 1197) and Harper House Road ...

Union Headquarters

Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum,

commanding Sherman’s

Left Wing, had head-

quarters in this field,

March 19-21, 1865.

Marker is at the intersection of Harper House Road and Newton Grove Road, on the right when traveling east on Harper House Road.

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Pope's Headquarters

August 29 & 30, 1862

Headquarters, Army of Virginia, USA

Pope's Headquarters

Headquarters, Army of Virginia, USA

1:00 p.m. August 29 to 6:00 p.m. August 30, 1862

"There were no tents, nothing to mark the spot except a cracker box or two for seats."

- Brig. ...

Grant’s Headquarters

The Battle of the Wilderness

On May 5, 1864, this knoll was bordered by a second growth of scraggly pines and scrub oak. From here Grant and Meade could see little of the battle. Instead, they relied on subordinates to keep ...

Lee’s Last Headquarters

A short distance inside these woods stood Robert E. Lee’s last headquarters. Here on April 8, 1865, he held his final council of war. Here on April 10 he issued his farewell order to his army. And from here, on ...

Johnston’s Headquarters

Established here on the night of March 18, 1865 and remained during the battle.

Mower’s Division came within 200 yards of this point in the Union assault of March 21.

Marker is at the intersection of Bentonville Road (County Route 1197) and ...

Mower’s Charge Reaches Johnston’s Headquarters

In the field in front of you skirmishers from the 64th Illinois, armed with Henry repeating rifles, overran Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s headquarters, forcing the general and his staff to flee on foot toward Bentonville (to your left). Maj. Gen. ...

Confederate Headquarters

During February 17-19, 1865, General P.G.T. Beauregard, with Wade Hampton's cavalry acting as rear guard, made his headquarters here, telegraphing General R.E. Lee in Virginia news of the evacuation of Columbia, 20 miles south, before retiring to Winnsboro. Following and ...

British Headquarters

Headquarters

of the British

forces under

Lord Cornwallis

Oct. 1780 - Jan. 1781

Marker is at the intersection of Zion Street and College Street, on the left when traveling south on Zion Street.

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Army Headquarters 1861 / Huttonsville

(Obverse)

Army Headquarters 1861

This village was held by Colonel George Porterfield until he was relieved of command by General Robert Garnett, (C.S.A.). In 1861, it became the headquarters of Generals George McClellan and J. J. Reynolds of the Union Army.

(Reverse)

Huttonsville

Named for ...