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Averasboro (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Bentonville, battle of.
After the defeat of Hardee at Averasboro, Sherman believed he would meet with no more serious opposition in his march to Goldsboro.
He issued orders accordingly.
This sense of security proved almost fatal to Sherman's army, for at that moment, Johnston, who had come down from Smithfield, N. C., on a rapid but stealthy march, under cover of night, was hovering near in full force.
he found the Nationals in a favorable position for him to attack them.
Gen. J. C. Davis's corps was encamped (March 18, 1865) on the Goldsboro road, at a point where it was crossed by one from Clinton to Smithfield.
Two divisions of Williams's were encamped 10 or 12 miles in the rear of this, in charge of Slocum's wagon-trains.
The remainder of the forces were scattered to the south and east, in fancied security.
On the morning of the 16th, Sherman left Slocum, nearest the Confederates, to join Howard's troops, which were scattered and moving on over the wretched, muddy road.
Clinton, N. Y. (New York, United States) (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Smithfield, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Bentonville (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Bentonville, battle of.
After the defeat of Hardee at Averasboro, Sherman believed he would meet with no more serious opposition in his march to Goldsboro.
He issued orders accordingly.
This sense of security proved almost fatal to Sherman's army, for at that moment, Johnston, who had come down from Smithfield, N. C., on a rapid but stealthy march, under cover of night, was hovering near in full force.
he found the Nationals in a favorable position for him to attack them.
Gen. J. C. Da an had vanished.
There had been hard fighting all day (March 20, 1865), and that night, after having his only line of retreat severely menaced by a flank movement under General Mower, Johnston withdrew and went towards Smithfield in such haste that he left his pickets, wounded in hospitals, and dead behind.
The aggregate loss of the Nationals near Bentonville was 1,648.
The loss of the Confederates was never reported.
The Nationals captured 1,625 of their men, and buried 267 of their dead.
Goldsboro (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Bentonville, battle of.
After the defeat of Hardee at Averasboro, Sherman believed he would meet with no more serious opposition in his march to Goldsboro.
He issued orders accordingly.
This sense of security proved almost fatal to Sherman's army, for at that moment, Johnston, who had come down from Smithfield, N. C., on a r vering near in full force.
he found the Nationals in a favorable position for him to attack them.
Gen. J. C. Davis's corps was encamped (March 18, 1865) on the Goldsboro road, at a point where it was crossed by one from Clinton to Smithfield.
Two divisions of Williams's were encamped 10 or 12 miles in the rear of this, in charge left of the Nationals.
The Confederates prepared for another onset, but when Johnston heard of the actual connection of three National armies in the vicinity of Goldsboro, he perceived that all chance for success against Sherman had vanished.
There had been hard fighting all day (March 20, 1865), and that night, after having his
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Roger Williams (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Ulysscs S. Grant (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
William Tecumseh Sherman (search for this): entry bentonville-battle-of
Bentonville, battle of.
After the defeat of Hardee at Averasboro, Sherman believed he would meet with no more serious opposition in his march to Goldsboro.
He issued orders accordingly.
This sense of security proved almost fatal to Sherman's army, for at that moment, Johnston, who had come down from Smithfield, N. C., on tered to the south and east, in fancied security.
On the morning of the 16th, Sherman left Slocum, nearest the Confederates, to join Howard's troops, which were scattered and moving on over the wretched, muddy road.
On March 19, Sherman, while on his way to Howard, heard cannonading on his left wing, but did not think there wa at that time the consequence probably would have been the loss of the whole of Sherman's army and the quick and fatal dispersion or capture of Grant's before Petersb in the vicinity of Goldsboro, he perceived that all chance for success against Sherman had vanished.
There had been hard fighting all day (March 20, 1865), and that