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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 | 34 | 6 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: May 11, 1864., [Electronic resource] | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1864., [Electronic resource] | 8 | 0 | Browse | Search |
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: May 10, 1864., [Electronic resource] | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1864., [Electronic resource] | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource] | 4 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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The evacuation of Fayetteville.
The following interesting account of the evacuation of Fayetteville is taken from the Biblical Recorder:
When General Sherman started on his raid from Savannah, it was generally believed in military circles that he would follow the course of the railroad from Columbia to Charlotte.
Preparations were made to check him before he reached the latter place.
On arriving at Chester, he turned his column to the right, captured Camden, and moved on the main road to Cheraw.
General Hardee was compelled to evacuate the town and retreat to Rockingham.
He was then ordered by General Johnston to fall back upon Fayetteville.
On reaching the vicinity, on Wednesday, the 8th, he took a position six miles from town, where he was reinforced by the command of Lieutenant-General Hampton.
It was believed that a stand would be made and the place defended.
It did seem that the splendid arsenal, the seven cotton and three oil factories, etc., made it a place of