Battle of Bentonville

Marker Text	At Bentonville, General William T. Sherman’s Union army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the Confederate army of General Joseph E. Johnston. General Robert E. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a stand in North Carolina to prevent Sherman from joining General U. S. Grant in front of Lee’s army at Petersburg, Virginia
Location	I-95 (northbound) at rest area near Fayetteville
Area	Downtown Fayetteville
Description	At Bentonville, General William T. Sherman's Union army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the confederate army of General Joseph E. Johnston. General Robert E. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a stand in North Carolina to prevent Sherman from joining General U. S. Grant in front of Lee's army at Petersburg, Virginia.