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William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 16: (search)
y, the strength of which was utterly unknown. The next day he was gone, and had retreated on Smithfield; and, the roads all being clear, our army moved to Goldsboro. The heaviest fighting at Bentonsame report, he again refers to the matter, as follows: Johnston had moved, by night, from Smithfield, with great rapidity, and without unnecessary wheels, intending to overwhelm my left flank befat I can not see why he remains, and still think he will avail himself of night to get back to Smithfield. I would rather avoid a general battle if possible, but if he insists on it we must accommodadon't want to fight now or here, and therefore won't object to his drawing off to-night toward Smithfield, as he should. To General Schofield he wrote, March 21, from Bentonville: Captain Twiorce, would withdraw; but he has not, and I must fight him here. He is twenty (20) miles from Smithfield, and with a bad road to his rear, but his position is in the swamps, difficult of approach, an