Bentonville Battlefield : scene of the last major confederate offensive of the Civil War

Bentonville raech.05 4/8/05 3:56 PM Page 1 Tour stops at several battlefield locations give visitors a close-up look at where major actions took place. Visitor Center tour stop: Begin your driving tour here. • Bentonville Driving Tour Confederate High Tide tour stop: View the portions of the battlefield where the Confederates had their greatest success on tlte fust day of the battle. • Confederate High Tide • Union Artillery at the Morris Farm Morgan’s Stand tour stop: This is where some of the fiercest combat of the battle took place. • Fighting at the Cole Plantation: the “Battle of Acorn Run" • Fighting South of the Goldsboro Road: die "Bull Pen" • Confederate Line Crossing die Goldsboro Road N.C. Junior Reserve tour stop: Young boys aged 17 and 18 saw action against die Federals here. • Confederate North Carolina Junior Reserve Line Mower’s Charge tour stop: At this location the Federals almost captured the Confederate commander in the final hours of die battle. • Mower’s Charge Reaches Johnston’s Headquarters • Hardee’s Counterattack • Village of Bentonville For more information, please con tact: Bentonville Battlefield 5466 Harper House Road Four Oaks, North Carolina 27524 (910) 594-0789 Fax (910) 594-0070 www. bentonvillehattlefield. nchistoricsites. org hentonville@ncmail.net Hours : Apr. -Oct.: Mon.-Sat. 9 A.M.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 P.M. Nov.-Mar.: Tues.-Sat. 10 A.M.-4 P.M. Sun. 1-4 p.m. Call for holiday schedule. Admission is free. Groups are requested to make advance reservations. 40,000 of these brochures were printed at a cost of $.05 each. Scene of the Last Major Confederate Offensive of the Civil War North _ . _ ,1 Carolina Historic sites Office of Archives and History Department of Cultural Resources