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The Battle of Bentonville (March 19–21, 1865) was fought in Johnston County, North Carolina, near the village of Bentonville, as part of the Western Theater of the American Civil War. It was the last battle between the western field armies of William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston .
Designated NHL. June 19, 1996 [2] Bentonville Battlefield, also known as the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, is an American Civil War battlefield in Johnston County, North Carolina. It was the site of the 1865 battle of Bentonville, fought in the waning days of the Civil War. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.
65th Georgia. 2nd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion. 16th South Carolina. 24th South Carolina. Maney's Brigade. Ltc Christopher C. McKinney. 4th Confederate-6th-9th-50th Tennessee. 1st - 27th Tennessee. 8th-16th-28th Tennessee.
1st Brigade. Col Thomas J. Jordan. 3rd Indiana Cavalry (battalion) 8th Indiana Cavalry. 2nd Kentucky Cavalry. 3rd Kentucky Cavalry. 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. 2nd Brigade.
Strength. 12,000. 7,000. Casualties and losses. 700. 500. The Battle of Averasborough or the Battle of Averasboro, fought March 16, 1865, in Harnett and Cumberland counties, North Carolina, as part of the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War, was a prelude to the climactic Battle of Bentonville, which began three days later.
The Confederate forces in the Carolinas campaign underwent a reorganization from April 8 to 10, 1865, which is shown below. For the Confederate order of battle previous to this reorganization, see the Bentonville Confederate order of battle .
The Carolinas campaign (January 1 – April 26, 1865), also known as the campaign of the Carolinas, was the final campaign conducted by the Union Army against the Confederate Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. [a] On January 1, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman advanced north from Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas ...
Hill participated in the Battle of Bentonville in North Carolina, the last fight of the Army of Tennessee. Hill was a division commander when he, along with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston , surrendered on April 26, 1865.