THE BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE WAR MEMORIAL
THE BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WAS:
THE ONLY MAJOR CONFEDERATE ATTEMPT TO STOP SHERMAN AFTER THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA, AUGUST, 1864.
THE LAST MAJOR CONFEDERATE OFFENSIVE IN WHICH THE CONFEDERATES CHOSE THE GROUND AND MADE THE INITIAL ATTACK.
THE CONFEDERATES FAILED TO DESTROY THE FEDERAL FORCES.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Plaques On Stone
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
1962
Photograph By:
KATHY WALKER
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