MARCH 23RD-- SATURDAY
Drove 25 miles to Johnston County and took a tour of Bentonville Battlefield, the last major battle in the Civil War frought in March 1865, where a hastily formed Confederate Army under Gen. Joseph Johnston tried to stop Union General Sherman's Army in North Carolina.
After some success the first day, Union reinforcements arrived and carried the day.
I went through the visitors center and just missed getting to go on a battlefield tour, something new they are trying this year. I did drive around a lot of the battlefield, checking out some important sites.
MARCH 24TH-- SUNDAY
After church, we attended a presentation on the 1713 Tuscaroran War, which resulted in the end of their power in North Carolina and opened the state for white settlement. I knew there had been Tuscaroran Indians, but didn't know much about the story.
I was expecting some warm weather coming South, and even brought some shorts to wear, but definitely not so. There is no spring here and its been cold the whole time. Cold and rainy today.
RoadDog
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
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