Record #:

3034

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Bentonville Battleground was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 19, 1996, by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt. The Civil War battle was the largest ever fought in the state.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 44 Issue 5, Sept 1996, p121-122, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Bentonville, Battle of, N.C., 1865; Historic sites--Johnston County