Mass Grave at Bentonville, NC

The March 13th NBC 17 serving Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill reports on a mass grave found by the 1895 monument at the battlefield. There had been rumors of a mass grave, but no one knew where it was until an old photograph was recently discovered that was taken at the time of the dedication and researchers noticed what appeared to be gravestones in the background.

Using penetrating radar and shallow excavations, historians found 22 graves.

The 143rd anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville is fast approaching.