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 | Mar 16, 1865
BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust's map of the Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, 1865
Samuel Perry "Powhatan" Carter
Samuel Perry “Powhatan'' Carter was known as a daring leader in the Civil War as the only officer to simultaneously hold a star in both the Navy and...
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...
Wyse Fork | Mar 8, 1865
BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust’s map of the Battle of Wyse Fork, North Carolina on March 7-10, 1865