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Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site is one of more than 20 North Carolina State Historic Sites interpreting the history of the state of North Carolina. The site is located in southern Johnston County, near Newton Grove. The site has a visitors center that is located at the junction of Harper
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was fought March 19–21, 1865, and was the largest Civil War battle fought in North Carolina. The Confederate defeat marked a serious weakening of one of its last surviving major armies, but was a significant enough engagement that it convinced Union General
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House Road and Mill Creek Church Road (County Roads 1008 and 1108, respectively), roughly at the southwestern corner of the area in which the battle took place, which extends most of the way to Bentonville, and is also the location of the
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and its partners have acquired and preserved 2,063 acres (8.35 km) of the battlefield from 1990 to 2023. About 1/3 of original battlefield is owned by the state of North Carolina.
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John Goode; Paul Hawke; James H. Charleton & Patty Henry (November 22, 1994).
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in North Carolina, in order to further subdue the surviving forces led by General
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6,500 acres (10.2 sq mi; 26 km) (landmarked battlefield area)
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Visitors to the battlefield can tour a restored Harper House, used as the
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Index

Battle of Bentonville
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Bentonville Battlefield is located in North Carolina
Johnston County, North Carolina
35°18′23″N 78°19′26″W / 35.30639°N 78.32389°W / 35.30639; -78.32389
70000460
American Civil War
Johnston County, North Carolina
battle of Bentonville
National Historic Landmark

field hospital
Union
Fourteenth Army Corps
Harper House
Battle of Bentonville
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
Joseph E. Johnston
American Battlefield Trust

field hospital
Union
Fourteenth Army Corps
List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnston County, North Carolina
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places

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