Tickets on sale for battle’s 160th anniversary

FOUR OAKS — The 160th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bentonville will take place March 15-16, 2025. Tickets for the event, “A Terrible Storm,” are on sale at bit.ly/47AyUa9 .

The battle scenarios on Saturday and Sunday are the only events that require tickets. The anniversary weekend will also have numerous free activities. Visitors can walk through the soldiers’ camps, smell period cooking, listen to lectures, tour the Harper House, learn about 19th-century medicine, shop the dozens of “sutlers” — vendors selling Civil War-related items — or just relax while listening to old-time music.

Concessions will be available for purchase from food trucks and the Bentonville Volunteer Fire Department.

Tickets are limited, so visitors should purchase them well in advance. Advanced tickets are $15 for a single day or $25 for a two-day pass. If available, tickets at the gate will be $20 per day. Children 10 and under attend free.

In addition to online, tickets are available at Bentonville Battlefield, 5466 Harper House Road, Four Oaks, or by calling 910-594-0789. Mail checks to Friends of Bentonville Battlefield, c/o 160th Event Tickets, P.O. Box 211, Newton Grove, N.C. 28366.

The Battle of Bentonville was the largest battle fought in North Carolina and was one of the last major engagements of the Civil War.

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