Johnston County, North Carolina: Military Records and Histories
Civil War
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Battle of Bentonville Johnston's Confederates checked Sherman's Union army, March 19-21, 1865. Historic site 2 1/2 mi. E (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Battle of Bentonville, March 19, 20, and 21, 1865 (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Bentonville Battle Summary 1865 (Source: American Battlefield Protection Program)
Cole Farmhouse Stood in this field. Scene of heavy fighting, March 19. Destroyed on March 20 by Confederate artillery to prevent sniping (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Confederate Attacks Across the fields behind this marker the Confederate Right Wing made five attacks on Union positions to the left, March 19, 1865. They were thrown back by the XX Federal Corps (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Confederate Hospital Following the battle, 45 Confederate wounded were hospitalized in the Harper House. Nineteen of these men died here. Surgeons moved the others to regular Confederate hospitals (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Confederate Main Charge After overrunning two Union lines above this road, the Confederates crossed here in the main assault of March 19, 1865. Union reinforcements halted their advance in the woods below the road (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Confederate Newspaper Project Johnston County, North Carolina
Confederate Works Remains of breastworks on this hill mark a line of works built by the Confederates to protect Mill Creek Bridge (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Federal Artillery Union batteries (26 guns) formed a line here, March 19. These guns covered retreating Federals during the Confederate charges and finally halted the advance of the Confederate Right Wing (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Federal Earthworks Constructed by First Michigan Engineers and others, March 19, 1865. Occupied by Federals throughout the battle. Works begin 75 yards behind this marker (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Federal Junction Sherman's Left and Right Wings joined forces here during the afternoon of March 20, 1865. They constructed works across the road and skirmished with the Confederates (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Fighting Below the Road One-half mile south of this point, across the road, Brig. Gen. J.D. Morgan's Union Division halted the main Confederate charge, March 19, 1865, in one of the fiercest engagements of the battle (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
First Union Attack Brig. Gen. W. P. Carlin's Division attacked the Confederate line above the road here on March 19. Repulsed, they threw up works but were driven out by the Confederate charge (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Hardee's Charge Near this point Gen. William J. Hardee led the charge of the 8th Texas Cavalry and other Confederates, repulsing the advance of Mower's Division, March 21, 1865 (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Johnston County Confederate Soldiers
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 (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Main Confederate Line The Left Confederate Wing, part of a long hook-shaped line designed to trap the Union forces, extended across the road here on March 19. This sector, occupied by Maj. Gen. R.F. Hoke's Division, was evacuated on March 20. A new line parallel to the road was established 500 yards north (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Main Confederate Line On March 19 the line extended 3/4 mile to the rear of this marker and one mile to the left, forming a strong hook- shaped position with a right angle turn here. On March 20 the Left Wing was pulled back to this point and the new Confederate line crossed the road here. Earthworks remain (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Main Confederate Line Crossed the road at this point, March 20-21. Gen. R. F. Hoke's Division occupied this sector. Scene of much skirmishing but no heavy fighting. Earthworks remain (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Main Union Line Advanced to this point during the afternoon of March 21. The XV Corps established a line of works across the road here. Earthworks remain (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Mill Creek The flooded state of this creek upstream prevented an attack by Wheeler's Confederate cavalry on the rear of Sherman's Army, March 19, 1865. A bridge here was the Confederates' sole line of retreat after the battle (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Mower's Attack (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
N.C. Junior Reserves Held the line along this road and repulsed the assault of Hobart's Union Brigade, March 19, 1865. This line was evacuated, March 20 (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Sherman (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Sherman's March Enroute from Goldsboro to Raleigh, Sherman's army camped 1 mile east and on April 12, 1865, celebrated the news of Lee's surrender (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Southern Claims Commission Johnston County - Approved Claims, 1871-1880 (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
Southern Claims Commission Johnson County - Approved Claims, 1871-1880 (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
Southern Claims Commission Johnston County - Barred and Disallowed Claims (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
Southern Claims Commission Johnson County - Barred and Disallowed Claims (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
Union Headquarters Sherman's headquarters were located in the field 400 yards to the rear of this marker, March 20-21, 1865. Headquarters of the XVII Corps, which included Mower's Division, were 250 yards to the left rear (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Union Headquarters Maj. Gen. A. S. Williams, commanding the XX Corps, established his headquarters here on March 19. In the woods to the north, the XX Corps erected breastworks which remain (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Union Headquarters Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum, commanding Sherman's Left Wing, had headquarters in this field, March 19-21, 1865 (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Union Hospital The Harper House was used as a hospital by the XIV Corps, March 19-21, 1865. About 500 Union wounded were treated here (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Union Hospital Field Hospital of the XX Corps during the Battle of Bentonville was located here. Four hundred Union soldiers, wounded in the Battle of Averasboro (16 miles west) on March 16, were brought here for treatment (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Union Line - March 20 Trenches in the woods behind this marker formed the extreme right of the Union line on March 20. This sector was occupied by the XVII Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Union Line - March 21 After withdrawing from the advance against Mill Creek Bridge, Mower's Federals reformed here and threw up works. This was the extreme right of the Union line on March 21. Earthworks remain (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
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