Tickets on sale for Bentonville re-enactment
By From staff reports
Published in News on February 22, 2015 1:50 AM
FOUR OAKS -- Advance tickets for the state's largest Civil War re-enactment, the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville slated for March 21-22, are selling quickly, but are still available. Tickets purchased before March 15 are $12 for adults and $6 for children aged nine through 12. Purchasing in advance also allows purchase of a combination ticket for both days at $20 for adults and $10 for children.
After March 15, remaining tickets will be sold at the gate for $15 for adults and $10 for children. Combination tickets will not be available. Children aged eight and under attend free. The battle scenarios on Saturday and Sunday are the only events that require tickets. All other anniversary events -- lectures, house tours, demonstrations and more -- are free to the public.
"Tickets are going fast," said Bentonville Battlefield Assistant Site Manager Derrick Brown. "This is the first time a combination ticket has been offered and it has been very popular."
Bentonville Battlefield is the largest Civil War Battlefield in the state and the site of the only Confederate offensive battle that tried to stop General William T. Sherman's March north from Savannah, Ga.
This was one of the last major battles fought during the Civil War, involving over 80,000 troops covering 6,000 acres of farm land in Eastern North Carolina.
More than 3,500 re-enactors and 30,000 spectators are expected at the event, which includes two battles, military and civilian encampments and special educational programs over a two-day period.
The 2015 event is sponsored by the Friends of Bentonville Battlefield, the Johnston County Visitors Bureau, The Civil War Trust and the N.C. Division of Historic Sites, a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.
All Proceeds from ticket sales go towards the preservation and interpretation of Bentonville Battlefield Sate Historic Site.
Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.fobb.net/150thBentonville/Tickets.aspx. Tickets can also be purchased at the Visitors Center or by mailing a check to: Bentonville 150th Event Tickets, P.O. Box 211, Newton Grove, NC 28366. Checks should be payable to the FOBB. Any remaining tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis at the weekend event.
Bentonville Battlefield is part of the Division of State Historic Sites within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.
It is located three miles north of Newton Grove on U.S. 701 and then three miles east on S.R. 1008. For more information, call (910) 594-0789 or visit the Web site at www.nchistoricsites.org/bentonvi/bentonvi.htm.