{"nrhp_refnum":"70000460","name":"Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site","other_names":["See Also:Harper House"],"category":"site","location":{"address":"S of Princeton, off U.S. 701 and SR 1008","address_restricted":false,"city":"Princeton","county":"Johnston County","state":"NC","lat":35.30668596250007,"lon":-78.32361658568131,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-02-26","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1996-06-19","areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national","state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 51-acre state-owned historic site near Princeton and Newton Grove in Johnston County, North Carolina, preserving part of the Bentonville Civil War battlefield, including trenches, a Confederate cemetery, a visitor center and the Harper House.","why_significant":"The Battle of Bentonville (March 19-21, 1865) covered over 6,000 acres and involved about 80,000 men, more than any other battle in North Carolina. It was the last full-scale Civil War action in which the Confederate army chose the ground and made the first attack. It was also the only significant Confederate attempt to stop Sherman after Atlanta.","narrative":"Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site in Johnston County, North Carolina, protects 51 acres of open fields and woods from a much larger Civil War battlefield. Many original trenches, breastworks and pits survive in good condition, including long stretches of the main Confederate line and the entrenchments of Generals Carlin and Mower. The grounds also hold a Confederate cemetery with a common grave for over three hundred soldiers, marked by a marble monument erected in 1893, a modern visitor center, and the early nineteenth century Harper House, which served as a hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers. The battle, fought March 19-21, 1865, ranged over more than 6,000 acres and involved about 80,000 men, the most of any North Carolina battle. General Joseph E. Johnston attacked part of Sherman's army, but the Confederates withdrew once reinforcements arrived. It was the last full-scale action in which the Confederates chose the ground and attacked first.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (battle of March 19-21, 1865)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; original trenches, breastworks and pits are remarkably well preserved. The Harper House and outbuildings have been or are being restored. The site is state-owned and open to the public as a state historic site.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.559009-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/7210/47721010/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/70000460.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000460/79936b4dc7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000460/79936b4dc7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BENTONVILLE_BATTLEGROUND_STATE_HISTORIC_SITE.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BENTONVILLE_BATTLEGROUND_STATE_HISTORIC_SITE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721010","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonville_Battlefield","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4890653"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/johnston-county/bentonville-battleground-state-historic-site-70000460/"}