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North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
f unusual care and prudence. How great was the neglect instead, and how narrow the escape of Sherman from serious disaster, the history of the battle of Bentonville will show. Little became known at the time, of the real character of this battle. The surrender of Lee, which occurred before the facts connected with Bentonville could be disclosed, and the appalling death of Mr. Lincoln, occupied the full attention of the country. By the time it so recovered as to turn its mind toward North Carolina, Johnston had offered to surrender, and so Bentonville passed almost unnoticed. It is just to General Sherman to say, that in his Memoirs he brings the real facts connected with this action into bolder relief than any other of his mistakes of which he treats. But the official record supplies some important omissions. Concerning the start from Savannah northward, General Sherman writes: I knew full well at the time that the broken fragments of Hood's army (which had escaped fro
Goldsboro (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
ted, but marched in the general direction of Goldsboro. All the Confederate garrisons of points berolina, and crossed the Cape Fear to move on Goldsboro, where he expected to make a junction with G Fear River, and at once began its march for Goldsboro — the Seventeenth Corps still on the right, Averysboro the left wing turned east toward Goldsboro, the Fourteenth Corps leading. I remained wSchofield and Terry, known to be approaching Goldsboro. I overtook General Howard at Falling Creekthe roads all being clear, our army moved to Goldsboro. The heaviest fighting at Bentonville was opatch to General Schofield, then approaching Goldsboro: Since making my dispatch to-day (2 P. M on Cox's Bridge to-morrow. You must secure Goldsboro, and fortify. At the same hour he dispaso that we have our back toward Faison's and Goldsboro. General Schofield was to leave Kinston fortler. * * * * We resumed the march toward Goldsboro. I was with the left wing until I supposed [8 more...]
Bentonville (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
ch occurred before the facts connected with Bentonville could be disclosed, and the appalling death, Johnston had offered to surrender, and so Bentonville passed almost unnoticed. It is just to Gwell to the rear, was turned at once toward Bentonville; Hazen's division was ordered to Slocum's fme left flank, and was pushing straight for Bentonville and the bridge across Mill Creek. I ordereMill Creek. I ordered him back to connect with his own corps, and, lest the enemy should concentrate on him, ordered theved to Goldsboro. The heaviest fighting at Bentonville was on the first day, viz.: the 19th, when sful attack on my left wing yesterday, near Bentonville. I am just starting with my right wing to men find parapets from the road well down to Mill Creek. Johnston hoped to overcome your wing before Johnston himself was, at the bridge across Mill Creek. Last night he retreated, leaving us in poshe 21st. The situation of affairs around Bentonville, then, was about this: With a full knowledg[14 more...]
Wilmington, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
sboro, to which point I had also ordered General Schofield from Newbern and General Terry from Wilmington. I knew that General Jos. Johnston was in supreme command against me, and that he would have s repeatedly of Generals Schofield and Terry as if they were independent commanders, and says: Wilmington was captured by General Terry on the 22d of February. Accurately, General Terry's forces formed a portion of the command of General Schofield, and advanced on Wilmington upon the left bank of the Cape Fear River, while the Twenty-Third Corps formed the other part of Schofield's army, and adsecured the main crossing over that strongly guarded stream, and opened the way to the rear of Wilmington, which, as a consequence, was immediately evacuated. As General Schofield directed all the moear of Wilmington, which, as a consequence, was immediately evacuated. As General Schofield directed all the movements, a careful writer would have said Wilmington was captured by General Schofield.
Faison (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
the flanks resting on Mill Creek, his lines embracing the village of Bentonville. General Slocum's wing faced one of these lines, and General Howard's the other; and, in the uncertainty of General Johnston's strength, I did not feel disposed to invite a general battle, for we had been out from Savannah since the latter part of January, and our wagon trains contained but little food. I had also received messages during the day from General Schofield, at Kinston, and General Terry, at Faison's Depot, approaching Goldsboroa; both expected to reach it by March 21. During the 20th we simply held our ground, and started our trains back to Kinston for provisions, which would be needed in the event of being forced to fight a general battle at Bentonville. The next day (21st) it began to rain again, and we remained quiet till about noon, when General Mower, ever rash, broke through the rebel line on his extreme left flank, and was pushing straight for Bentonville and the bridge across Mi
Cape Fear (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
railroads, behind him; his four corps had converged at Fayetteville, and there crossed the Cape Fear River. Here the right and left wings again separated, but marched in the general direction of Gould constitute a formidable force, and might make the passage of such rivers as the Santee and Cape Fear a difficult undertaking. His whole army reached Fayetteville, North Carolina, and crossedbe collecting at or near Raleigh. * * * * On the 15th of March the whole army was across Cape Fear River, and at once began its march for Goldsboro — the Seventeenth Corps still on the right, the , which had retreated before us from Cheraw, in position across the narrow swampy neck between Cape Fear and North Rivers where the road branches off to Goldsboro. There a pretty severe fight occurrn of the command of General Schofield, and advanced on Wilmington upon the left bank of the Cape Fear River, while the Twenty-Third Corps formed the other part of Schofield's army, and advanced on th
Cheraw (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
the 14th instant, that I was all ready to start for Goldsboro, to which point I had also ordered General Schofield from Newbern and General Terry from Wilmington. I knew that General Jos. Johnston was in supreme command against me, and that he would have tried to concentrate a respectable army to oppose the last stage of this march * * * * On Tuesday, the 15th [probably a misprint for Thursday the 16th], General Slocum found Hardee's army from Charleston, which had retreated before us from Cheraw, in position across the narrow swampy neck between Cape Fear and North Rivers where the road branches off to Goldsboro. There a pretty severe fight occurred, in which General Slocum's troops carried handsomely the advanced line, held by a South Carolina brigade commanded by a Colonel Butler. * * * * We resumed the march toward Goldsboro. I was with the left wing until I supposed all danger had passed, but when General Slocum's head of column was within four miles of Bentonville, after s
Averasboro (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
rains well to his right, and to have four divisions, unencumbered, about six miles ahead of General Slocum, within easy support. * * * * On the 16th, about Averysboro, the opposition continued stubborn, and General Slocum had quite a brisk fight, losing twelve officers and sixty-five men killed, and four hundred and seventy-seven wounded. The succeeding events are thus described in the Memoirs: From Averysboro the left wing turned east toward Goldsboro, the Fourteenth Corps leading. I remained with this wing until the night of the 18th, when we were within twenty-seven miles of Goldsboro, and five from Bentonville; and, supposing that all danghich two divisions of the Seventeenth Corps also got up. At that time General Johnston's army occupied the form of a V, the angle reaching the road leading from Averysboro to Goldsboro, and the flanks resting on Mill Creek, his lines embracing the village of Bentonville. General Slocum's wing faced one of these lines, and Gener
New Bern (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
hed Fayetteville, North Carolina, and crossed the Cape Fear to move on Goldsboro, where he expected to make a junction with General Schofield, then advancing from Newbern. From this point, in a letter to General Grant, dated March 12, 1865, he said: Jos. Johnston may try to interpose between me here and Schofield about NewbernNewbern, but I think he will not try that, but concentrate his scattered armies at Raleigh, and I will go straight at him as soon as I get our men reclothed and our wagons reloaded. And in another letter of the same date to General Terry, he wrote: I can whip Jos. Johnston provided he does not catch one of my corps in flank, and Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, the 14th instant, that I was all ready to start for Goldsboro, to which point I had also ordered General Schofield from Newbern and General Terry from Wilmington. I knew that General Jos. Johnston was in supreme command against me, and that he would have tried to concentrate a respectable
Town Creek (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
General Sherman speaks repeatedly of Generals Schofield and Terry as if they were independent commanders, and says: Wilmington was captured by General Terry on the 22d of February. Accurately, General Terry's forces formed a portion of the command of General Schofield, and advanced on Wilmington upon the left bank of the Cape Fear River, while the Twenty-Third Corps formed the other part of Schofield's army, and advanced on the right bank of the river. General J. D. Cox's troops of this latter corps, with one division of Terry's troops, assisted by the fleet, drove the enemy out of Fort Anderson, and then by secretly passing Casement's brigade in flats over Town Creek near its mouth, General Cox secured the main crossing over that strongly guarded stream, and opened the way to the rear of Wilmington, which, as a consequence, was immediately evacuated. As General Schofield directed all the movements, a careful writer would have said Wilmington was captured by General Schofield.
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