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NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA

Est. 1881 for blacks by Lumber River Bapt. Assoc. Boarding school; trained teachers; named for A.H. Thompson. Succeeded here by public school in 1942.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Est. 1881 for blacks by Lumber River Bapt. Assoc. Boarding school; trained teachers; named for A.H. Thompson. Succeeded here by public school in 1942.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...

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SHERMAN'S MARCH

Sherman's army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Sherman's army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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FORT BRAGG

Established 1918 as U.S. field artillery training center. Named for N.C. native Braxton Bragg, Lt. Col., USA; Gen., CSA.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Established 1918 as U.S. field artillery training center. Named for N.C. native Braxton Bragg, Lt. Col., USA; Gen., CSA.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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BATTLE OF ELIZABETHTOWN

Whigs broke Tory power in Bladen Co., August, 1781, driving them into Tory Hole, 50 yards N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

Whigs broke Tory power in Bladen Co., August, 1781, driving them into Tory Hole, 50 yards N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

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CROSS CREEK

Colonial village and trading center, merged in 1778 with town of Campbelton and in 1783 renamed Fayetteville.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Colonial village and trading center, merged in 1778 with town of Campbelton and in 1783 renamed Fayetteville.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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OLD BLUFF CHURCH

Presbyterian. Organized in 1758 by Rev. James Campbell. Present building erected about 1858. N.W. 1 mi.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Presbyterian. Organized in 1758 by Rev. James Campbell. Present building erected about 1858. N.W. 1 mi.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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CONFEDERATE CEMETERY

The remains of 360 Confederates who fell in the Battle of Bentonville lie here. They were moved to this plot from other parts of the battlefield in 1893. The monument was erected at that...

The remains of 360 Confederates who fell in the Battle of Bentonville lie here. They were moved to this plot from other parts of the battlefield in 1893. The monument was erected at that...

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UNION HOSPITAL

Field Hospital of the XX Corps during the Battle of Bentonville was located here. Four hundred Union soldiers, wounded in the Battle of Averasboro (16 miles west) on March 16, were brought here...

Field Hospital of the XX Corps during the Battle of Bentonville was located here. Four hundred Union soldiers, wounded in the Battle of Averasboro (16 miles west) on March 16, were brought here...

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FEDERAL EARTHWORKS

Constructed by First Michigan Engineers and others, March 19, 1865. Occupied by Federals throughout the battle. Works begin 75 yards behind this marker.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Constructed by First Michigan Engineers and others, March 19, 1865. Occupied by Federals throughout the battle. Works begin 75 yards behind this marker.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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UNION HEADQUARTERS

Maj. Gen. A. S. Williams, commanding the XX Corps, established his headquarters here on March 19. In the woods to the north, the XX Corps erected breastworks which remain.Plaque via North Carolina...

Maj. Gen. A. S. Williams, commanding the XX Corps, established his headquarters here on March 19. In the woods to the north, the XX Corps erected breastworks which remain.Plaque via North...

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CONFEDERATE HOSPITAL

Following the battle, 45 Confederate wounded were hospitalized in the Harper House. Nineteen of these men died here. Surgeons moved the others to regular Confederate hospitals.Plaque via North...

Following the battle, 45 Confederate wounded were hospitalized in the Harper House. Nineteen of these men died here. Surgeons moved the others to regular Confederate hospitals.Plaque via...

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UNION LINE-- MARCH 20

Trenches in the woods behind this marker formed the extreme right of the Union line on March 20. This sector was occupied by the XVII Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair.Plaque via North...

Trenches in the woods behind this marker formed the extreme right of the Union line on March 20. This sector was occupied by the XVII Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair.Plaque via North...

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UNION HEADQUARTERS

Sherman's headquarters were located in the field 400 yards to the rear of this marker, March 20-21, 1865. Headquarters of the XVII Corps, which included Mower's Division, were 250 yards to the...

Sherman's headquarters were located in the field 400 yards to the rear of this marker, March 20-21, 1865. Headquarters of the XVII Corps, which included Mower's Division, were 250 yards to...

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UNION LINE-- MARCH 21

After withdrawing from the advance against Mill Creek Bridge, Mower's Federals reformed here and threw up works. This was the extreme right of the Union line on March 21. Earthworks remain.Plaque...

After withdrawing from the advance against Mill Creek Bridge, Mower's Federals reformed here and threw up works. This was the extreme right of the Union line on March 21. Earthworks...

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MOWER'S ATTACK

Advancing toward Mill Creek Bridge, Johnston's only line of retreat, Maj.Gen. J. A. Mower's Union Division broke the Confederate line near this point, March 21. Mower's Division reached a point...

Advancing toward Mill Creek Bridge, Johnston's only line of retreat, Maj.Gen. J. A. Mower's Union Division broke the Confederate line near this point, March 21. Mower's Division reached a...

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HARDEE'S CHARGE

Near this point Gen. William J. Hardee led the charge of the 8th Texas Cavalry and other Confederates, repulsing the advance of Mower's Division, March 21, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...

Near this point Gen. William J. Hardee led the charge of the 8th Texas Cavalry and other Confederates, repulsing the advance of Mower's Division, March 21, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...

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JOHNSTON'S HEADQUARTERS

Established here on the night of March 18, 1865 and remained during the battle. Mower's Division came within 200 yards of this point in the Union assault of March 21.Plaque via North Carolina...

Established here on the night of March 18, 1865 and remained during the battle. Mower's Division came within 200 yards of this point in the Union assault of March 21.Plaque via North...

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MILL CREEK

The flooded state of this creek upstream prevented an attack by Wheeler's Confederate cavalry on the rear of Sherman's Army, March 19, 1865. A bridge here was the Confederates' sole line of...

The flooded state of this creek upstream prevented an attack by Wheeler's Confederate cavalry on the rear of Sherman's Army, March 19, 1865. A bridge here was the Confederates' sole line of...

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CONFEDERATE WORKS

Remains of breastworks on this hill mark a line of works built by the Confederates to protect Mill Creek Bridge.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Remains of breastworks on this hill mark a line of works built by the Confederates to protect Mill Creek Bridge.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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BENTONVILLE

In 1865, a local market center for naval stores (tar, pitch, & turpentine). Bentonville gives its name to the battle fought nearby, March 19-21, 1865. Confederates concentrated here the day before...

In 1865, a local market center for naval stores (tar, pitch, & turpentine). Bentonville gives its name to the battle fought nearby, March 19-21, 1865. Confederates concentrated here the day before...

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