Gerry Prokopowicz interviews Derrick S. Brown, the operations manager of the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in North Carolina. Here General Sherman forced the surrender of the second largest Confederate army during the Civil War. The discussion focuses on the tremendous improvement at the Bentonville site over the last few decades, as well as the battle and surrender.
Note: Illustration was published in April 22, 1865, issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. The print shows the Union Army charging the Confederate line and the rebels retreating.
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