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- Apr 21, 2013
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- Eastern NC
It's like what we used as kindling to start fires in the fire place when I was growing up. It lights almost as fast as gasoline... ...and is not near as dangerous. We called them "pine knots." They produced a dense black smoke and when we would see a car or truck burning a lot of oil we would say "looks like he's burning pine knots for fuel."That iron heart pine turns into fat lighter. Which we all know is great to start a fire.
They've deteriorated more due to erosion, but at the same time, there are places in the trenches at Bentonville where you can still see the original head logs and revetments. That iron heart pine simply does not rot. When I helped Ed Bearss and Mark Bradley lead a tour there in September, Ed mentioned that to his knowledge, there is no other place in the United States where such things can still be seen. Having seen them my self a number of times, it really is a remarkable thing to see.
I've always heard that the Mine Run earthworks are in a pristine condition but since they are mostly on private property no one ever really get to see them. Is that a fact or just legend?
Walt
New to this forum but "old" Civil War buff. As an isolated Alabamian out here Northern California via North Carolina, I did make it down to Bentonville before heading out west. Thanks for having me "on board" cause I really need my Blue/Gray fix! Still .."a hearin' the guns!" Karl
Hello Karl, welcome to the forums !New to this forum but "old" Civil War buff. As an isolated Alabamian out here Northern California via North Carolina, I did make it down to Bentonville before heading out west. Thanks for having me "on board" cause I really need my Blue/Gray fix! Still .."a hearin' the guns!" Karl
The Friends of Bentonville Battlefield Association is assisting the staff at the battlefield in putting in a walking trail that will follow the entrenchments of both the Army of Tennessee and Carlin's XIV Corps division. You will be able to observe the portion Eric Wittenberg commented.thanks Eric for sharing that info, it would be some thing to see, it so great that people go to these places and share the pictures.
Definitely has the Left and Right Wings of Sherman's army group switched.Article on Bentonville with notes by Smith, Jr.View attachment 129034
Anniversary of start of battle.
Really good gallery of flags of units that fought at Bentonville found at this link:
https://www.civilwar.org/learn/galleries/flags-bentonville
I have seen the 40th NC flag at Bentonville, but it was good to see it again here. An artillery regiment until 15 January 1865, a great-grandfather fought under its flag with the “red infantry” at Bentonville.