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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 51: (search)
fterward joined the army at Smithfield, North Carolina, and that of General Bragg's command at Goldsboro, which amounted to about eight thousand, the aggregate would be about thirty thousand five hun As it was doubtful whether General Sherman's advance from Fayetteville would be directed to Goldsboro or Raleigh, General Johnston took position with a portion of his command at Smithfield, which Smithfield, and posted one division of his cavalry on the Raleigh road, and another on that to Goldsboro. On March 16th General Hardee was attacked by two corps of the enemy, a few miles south of Avf the 18th General Johnston obtained definite information that General Sherman was marching on Goldsboro, the right wing of his army being about a day's march distant from the left. General Johnstonfield. On the 23d the forces of General Sherman and those of General Schofield were united at Goldsboro, where they remained inactive for upward of two weeks. On the 9th of April the Confederate