Sunday, March 4, 2012

Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site

Via Cousin John


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The life-size bronze statue of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, the Confederate commander.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/04/1899760/civil-war-history-near-goldsboro.html#storylink=cpy

Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, in Johnston County, preserves part of the ground where federal and Confederate soldiers met in bloody combat nearly 150 years ago. The three-day action at Bentonville in March 1865 was among the last major conflicts of the war and was the largest land battle fought in North Carolina.


Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/04/1899760/civil-war-history-near-goldsboro.html#storylink=cpy

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2 comments:

  1. wirecutterMarch 4, 2012 at 11:57 PM

    Man, I just love these little history lessons I get here every day.
    Keep 'em coming, Brock!

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    1. Brock TownsendMarch 5, 2012 at 12:02 AM

      Thank you, Sir! Gotta set these Yankees straight!:)

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