Bennett Place Surrender
On April 11, 1865, at 1 o’clock in the morning, General Joseph E. Johnston learned from an unofficial yet reliable dispatch that General Robert E. Lee...
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Bentonville
This page describes the Battle of Bentonville, a Union victory that was fought in late March 1865 between the forces of William T. Sherman and Joseph...
Averasboro Battlefield
The Battle of Averasboro was fought on the 8,000-acre Smithville Plantation along the Cape Fear River, 20 miles northeast of Fayetteville.
Averasboro | Mar 16, 1865
BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust's map of the Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, 1865
Averasboro
The Battle of Averasboro was fought on the 8,000-acre Smith Plantation along the Cape Fear River, 20 miles northeast of Fayetteville.
Sherman’s Juggernaut
As Sherman’s Federal forces crossed into North Carolina in early March of 1865, Confederate leadership put forth forlorn efforts to protect the...