Bentonville Battlefield

has been designated a

National

Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

1996

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on Harper House Road, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of Bentonville

“In suffering condition”

(Preface):The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia ...

The Battle of Bentonville

March 19, 20, and 21, 1865

At Bentonville, General William T. Sherman's Union Army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the Confederate Army of General Joseph E. Johnston. General Robert E. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a ...