Battle of Bentonville: Map - March 21, 1865: Mower's Charge & Hardee's Counterattack.

Mower's Charge
(The Push Toward Mill Creek Bridge and Hardee's Counterattack)
Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
March 21, 1865 (Noon - Battle's End)

Battle of Bentonville, March 21, 1865

Blue: Federal
Red: Confederate
Top of Map is North

Battle of Bentonville: March 19-21, 1865

BENTONVILLE BATTLEFIELD DRIVING TOUR

B A T T L E M A P S O N
R O A D S I D E E X H I B I T S (in PDF format)

• N.C. JUNIOR RESERVES TOUR STOP:

N.C. Junior Reserves
March 19-20, 1865
First position at Cole's Farm on March 19, and change of position on March 20, 1865. Also includes approach of the Union Right Wing, with overview of maneuvers on March 20.

• MOWER'S CHARGE and VILLAGE OF BENTONVILLE TOUR STOP:

Mower's Charge
March 21, 1865: 12:00 p.m. - Dark
Advance of Mower's Union division toward the village of Bentonville and Mill Creek Bridge, with positions of Fuller's and Tillson's brigades. Also includes a portion of the extended engagement between the Confederate Hoke-McLaws line and the Union Right Wing.

Hardee's Countertattack
March 21, 1865: 12:00 p.m. - Dark
Confederate counterattack on Mower's Union division, showing defense of Mill Creek Bridge and flood of reserves to the Confederate left flank. Also includes a portion of the extended engagement between the Confederate Hoke-McLaws line and the Union Right Wing.

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