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Site Name Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site Street Address 5466 Harper House Road City / State / Zip Four Oaks NC, 27524 Phone number 910-594-0789 Web Page www.bentonvillebattlefield.nchistoricsites.org   Admission Fee Free. Hours April û September: Open 9-5 Monday û Saturday, closed Sunday. October û March: Open 9-5 Tuesday û Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. Visitor services Public rest rooms, information, gift shop, tours of Harper House Field Hospital; trails. Regular Events March: Anniversary Living History Program, see website for more details about the 145 Anniversary Battle of Bentonville (March 20-21, 2010) www.bentonville145.com ; July-September: summer seasonal living history program; December: Christmas open house; every fifth year, anniversary commemoration reenactments.     Directions From I-95 take exit 90; travel 15 miles south on U.S. 701, then left onto State Route 1008. Travel 3 miles east to site. From I-40 take exit 343; travel 6 miles north on U.S. 701 to State Route 1008. Travel 3 miles east to site.
Site Description
Bentonville was the site of the last major battle of the Civil War. Fought on March 19-21, 1865, just three weeks before Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox. The battle is also significant as the largest battle ever fought on North Carolina soil, the last Confederate offensive operation of the war, and the only significant attempt to stop the march of Sherman's army after the fall of Atlanta.

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