Site of the Last Great Assault of the Civil War
It was General Joe Johnston’s last chance to stop the surging Union forces under General William Tecumseh Sherman before they reached Grant outside of Petersburg, Virginia. With savage fury the Confederates and then Union troops assaulted one another over a three-day stretch outside of Bentonville, North Carolina.

 

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Bentonville:
Battle At a glance

Campaign:
Campaign of the Carolinas (February-April 1865)

Description of Battle: Bentonville Summary

Location:
Johnston County
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Dates: March 19-21, 1865

Union Commanders:
Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum

Confederate Commanders: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston
and Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee

Forces Engaged:
Army of the Tennessee (right wing) and Army of Georgia (left wing) [US]; Johnston's Army [CS]

Result: Union victory

Estimated Casualties:
4,738 total
(US 1,646; CS 3,092)

Acres Previously Preserved by CWPT:
780

Source: CWSAC, CWPT

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