Preservation at North Carolina's Bentonville Battlefield

From the American Battlefield Trust 2023 March calendar.

BENTONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

The March 1865 Battle of Bentonville, the largest battle ever fought in the Tarheel State, was the catalyst for the last series of standoffs between Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, as Federal forces closed in around the Confederate army.

The Trust has saved more acreage at Bentonville -- nearly 2,000 acres -- than at any other battlefield outside of Virginia.

I was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, which was a major goal for Sherman's army.  The city is close to the battlefield, so appreciate the Trust's efforts.

--Old Secesh