It was the site of the 1865 battle of Bentonville, fought in the waning days of the Civil War.

[3] The site also includes an extensive driving tour and walking trails that cover the battlefield.

Visitors to the battlefield can tour a restored Harper House, used as the field hospital for the Union's Fourteenth Army Corps, and includes a reconstructed kitchen and enslaved people's quarters.

Exhibits at the park's visitor center focus on the battle, and include interactive maps, artifacts and displays about soldiers and commanders from both armies.

The site also features nearly 5 miles of walking trails along original trenches built during the battle.