Texas Soldiers Monument,Bentonville Battlefield, Four Oaks

This monument is a simple granite marker atop a granite base; it appears to rise six to seven feet above the ground. The marker has inscriptions on both sides with a stair-step design on the front leading up to the inscription. On both sides, above the inscriptions, a star surrounded by a wreath is set out from the stone on the monument. It was placed by the State of Texas in remembrance of the citizens of Texas who fought at the Battle of Bentonville. Inscription: Front: TEXAS / REMEMBERS THE VALOR AND DEVOTION OF / HER SONS WHO SERVED AT BENTONVILLE / MARCH 19-21, 1865 / THE EIGHTH TEXAS CAVALRY WAS ENGAGED / WITH THE LEFT WING OF SHERMAN’S UNION / ARMY ON THE EVE OF THE BATTLE OF / BENTONVILLE (Partial inscription)