145th Anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville

Tickets are available for the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina’s largest Civil War reenactment, slated for March 20-21, 2010, at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, near Four Oaks, I-95, Exit 90.

Bentonville Battlefield is the largest Civil War Battlefield in the state and the site of the only offensive battle to stop General William T. Sherman’s March from Atlanta, Ga. This was the last major battle fought during the Civil War, with over 80,000 troops engaged covering 6,000 acres of farm land in Eastern North Carolina. More than 3,500 re-enactors and 30,000 spectators are expected to attend the event, which includes two battles, military and civilian encampments and special educational programs over a two-day period.