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Bentonville, Battle of, Bentonville, N.C., 1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: The Battle of Bentonville, fought March 19-21, 1865, was the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which a Confederate army was able to mount a tactical offensive. This major battle, the largest ever fought in North Carolina, was the only significant attempt to defeat the large Union army of Gen. William T. Sherman during its march through the Carolinas in the spring of 1865.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Bentonville Battlefield Photograph Collection

 Collection — Legal box PC 85-87
Identifier: PHC00086
Dates: Record Keeping: 1991 October 28