Bentonville

The city of Bentonville was located in Johnston county of North Carolina. In 1865, Confederate troops attempted to capture General William T. Sherman of the Union army. Confederate General Joseph Johnston commanded the southern forces and was also joined by North Carolina Generals Braxton Bragg, Daniel H. Hill, and Robert F. Hoke who brought along any other Confederate troops they could find. Johnston's army had 16,000 troops; Sherman's had 60,000. The two armies fought for 3 days but ulitmately the Union troops
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