Record #:

4480

Author(s):

Hodge, Alan

Abstract:

The Battle of Bentonville in Johnston County, fought in the spring of 1865, was the last great battle of the Civil War and the largest ever fought in North Carolina. On March 18-19, 2000, around 3,500 reenactors with twenty artillery pieces will recreate parts of the battle in observance of its 135th anniversary.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 10, Mar 2000, p36-39, il

Subject(s):

Bentonville, Battle of, N.C., 1865; Historical reenactments--Bentonville; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Bentonville