The five foot tall granite monument was erected to the nearly 60,000 federal troops who fought in the battle, and the approximately 1600 who died. It features the insignia of the four U.S. Army corps who were at the battle. Inscription: Front: In Memory / of / Union Soldiers of the / 14th, 15th, 17th, and 20th Corps Who / Served During the Battle of Bentonville / March 19 - 21, 1865 / XIV/ Corps / XV / Corps / XVII / Corps / XX/ Corps / Representing the States of / Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, / Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky / Massachusetts / Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, / New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and / Wisconsin
Installation Date:
16 Mar 2013
Organization Responsible for Installation:
The Sons of Union Veterans, General Thomas Ruger Camp #1
Memorial War Era(s):
- Other
Memorial Condition:
Good
Website:
http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/173
Location:
The monument is near the Bentonville Battlefield Museum and Visitor’s Center at Four Oaks, NC.