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increased his forces to about 21,000 men by absorbing the troops under Bragg, who had abandoned Wilmington. Late afternoon, Johnston attacked, crushing the line of the XIV Corps. Only strong counterattacks and desperate fighting south of the Goldsborough Road blunted the Confederate offensive. Elements of the XX Corps were thrown into the action as they arrived on the field. Five Confederate attacks failed to dislodge the Federal defenders, and darkness ended the first day's fighting. During the night, Johnston contracted his line into a "V" to protect his flanks, with Mill Creek to his rear. On March 20, Slocum was heavily reinforced, but fighting was sporadic. Sherman was inclined to let Johnston retreat. On March 21, however, Johnston remained in position while he removed his wounded. Skirmishing heated up along the entire front. In the afternoon, Maj. Gen.
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Confederates. At dawn, March 16, the Federals advanced on a division front, driving back skirmishers, but they were stopped by the main Confederate line and a counterattack. Mid-morning, the Federals renewed their advance with strong reinforcements and drove the Confederates from two lines of works, but they were repulsed at a third line. Late afternoon, the Union XIV Corps began to arrive on the field but was unable to deploy before dark because of the swampy ground. Hardee retreated during the night of March 16, after holding up the Union advance for nearly two days.
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On the afternoon of March 15, Kilpatrick's cavalry came up against Hardee's corps deployed across the Raleigh Road near Smithville. After feeling out the Confederate defenses, Kilpatrick withdrew and called for infantry support. During the night, four divisions of the XX Corps arrived to confront the
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While Slocum's advance was stalled at Averasborough by Hardee's troops, the right wing of Sherman's army under Howard marched toward Goldsboro. On March 19, Slocum encountered the entrenched Confederates of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston who had concentrated to meet his advance at Bentonville. Johnston had
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fought Kilpatrick's cavalry corps. Wheeler formed his troopers into a "V" formation, and deployed skirmishers in front of his cavalry. He planned for Kilpatrick to attack the skirmishers, who would then retreat to the center of the "V." His cavalry would then charge and surround Kilpatrick's force.
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Sherman's Carolina campaign, in which his troops marched 425 miles (684 km) in 50 days, was similar to his march to the sea through Georgia, although physically more demanding. However, the Confederate forces opposing him were much smaller and more dispirited. When Joseph E. Johnston met with
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led his Union division along a narrow trace that carried it across Mill Creek into Johnston's rear. Confederate counterattacks stopped Mower's advance, saving the army's only line of communication and retreat. Mower withdrew, ending fighting for the day. During the night, Johnston retreated across
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Continuing the precedent set in the March to the Sea, the Army would be cut off from its supply lines to enable mobility. The Army travelled light: a great deal of ammunition was carried, but minimal food, animal feed, or other supplies. Sherman did not expect a resupply until he reached
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the bridge at Bentonville. Union forces pursued at first light, driving back Wheeler's rearguard and saving the bridge. Federal pursuit was halted at Hannah's Creek after a severe skirmish. Sherman, after regrouping at Goldsboro, pursued Johnston toward
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When the battle started, a Confederate soldier shot his gun prematurely. This resulted in Wheeler ordering all his soldiers to attack the Union army. They engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Kilpatrick was defeated and forced back to
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The journey through the Carolinas would be muddy and difficult, especially given that roads were to be for vehicles only; men would have to walk through the wilderness alongside. Military
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On the evening of February 17, the Fort Sumter garrison and all remaining Confederate forces in the Charleston area evacuated north to avoid being cut off by Sherman's advancing army.
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from the Union, for the effect it would have on Southern morale. Grant acceded, and Sherman received the go ahead on Christmas Eve. The rest of the year was spent in preparations.
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After the war, Sherman remarked that while his March to the Sea had captured popular imagination, it had been child's play compared to the Carolinas Campaign.
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The Carolinas campaign was arranged similarly to the Atlanta campaign. Sherman's 60,079 men were divided into two wings. The right wing was the
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toward Goldsboro. On March 7, Cox's advance was stopped by divisions under Gen. Braxton Bragg's command at Southwest Creek south of
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Reynolds, Donalds; Kele, Max (1969). "A YANK IN THE CAROLINAS CAMPAIGN: THE DIARY OF JAMES W. CHAPIN, EIGHTH INDIANA CAVALRY".
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Sherman's opponents on the Confederate side had considerably fewer men. The primary force in the Carolinas was the battered
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Farmer, James (2005). "Playing Rebels: Reenactment as Nostalgia and Defense of the Confederacy in the Battle of Aiken".
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No Such Army Since the Days of Julius Caesar: Sherman's Carolinas Campaign from Fayetteville to Averasboro, March 1865
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Sherman intended the bulk of the Army moved out in mid-January 1865, but maneuvering began on December 30, 1864.
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wanted redeployed for use in Virginia. Grant ordered Sherman to embark his army on ships to reinforce the
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of the United States, it is considered part of the Western Theater because it was a continuation of an
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At this point, Sherman had 60,000 veteran troops under his command, which Union Army general-in-chief
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Army crossing the Edisto during the Carolinas campaign from 1872 children's textbook
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to deal with Hood, while the main army returned to Atlanta. Sherman then began his "
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Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman had taken a large force through Georgia in the 1864
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to Union forces on April 26, 1865. Coming just two weeks after the defeat of
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by the right wing of Sherman's army. The Union division under Maj. Gen.
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This battle took place entirely in South Carolina. During the Battle
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The following actions were fought in the Carolinas campaign.
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were used extensively to build bridges, and vast lengths of
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Although the campaign took place entirely in states on the
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1125: 1118: 1113: 1104: 1097: 1092: 1086:, p. vi. 1085: 1080: 1074:, p. 44. 1073: 1068: 1061: 1056: 1050:, p. 24. 1049: 1044: 1038:, p. 25. 1037: 1032: 1026:, p. 20. 1025: 1020: 1016: 1003: 999: 995: 991: 985: 981: 973: 971: 967: 963: 959: 955: 951: 950:Bennett Place 947: 943: 940: 937: 931: 926: 924: 920: 909: 907: 902: 895: 885: 880: 870: 868: 864: 858: 848: 846: 842: 838: 834: 830: 824: 814: 812: 808: 804: 799: 796: 794: 790: 784: 774: 772: 767: 763: 759: 753: 743: 741: 737: 733: 729: 721: 716: 711: 701: 694: 686: 677: 675: 674:Braxton Bragg 672:, under Gen. 671: 667: 664:of Maj. 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Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
Western Theater of the American Civil War

Columbia
South Carolina
Harper's Weekly
Carolinas
Union
Unconditional surrender
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American Civil War
Confederacy
reconstruction
Southern States
United States
Union
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Army of the Ohio
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