Stop 16K: Battle of Bentonville March 19- 21, 1865 Historical Marker

Name: Stop 16K: Battle of Bentonville March 19- 21, 1865 Historical Marker
Address: I-95 (northbound) at rest area near Fayetteville (before Exit 49) N 34°59.813, W 78°49.667, Fayetteville, NC, 28312, UNITED STATES

I-95 (northbound) at rest area near Fayetteville (before Exit 49), N 34°59.813, W 78°49.667
Fayetteville, NC 28312

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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, VA.

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