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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 Averasboro Battlefield and Museum is dedicated to the Battle of Averasborough, a Civil War battle fought on March 16, 1865. The museum, founded in 1994 by the Averasboro Battlefield Commission, Inc, is located on the battlefield in Dunn, North Carolina. The battlefield attained National Register Historic District status in May 2001. [1]
The town of Averasboro (originally Averasburg), [1] named after William Avera, [2] [3] [1] was established in 1791 by the North Carolina General Assembly. [2] [3] [1] It is located on the northern bank of the Cape Fear River in northeast Cumberland County, North Carolina, [4] near the county border with Johnston. [3]
The 135th Colored Infantry regiment was formed in 1865. A couple of generations later, many people didn’t believe there had been Black soldiers in the Civil War.
Averasboro Battlefield Historic District is a national historic district located near Erwin, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.It encompasses four contributing buildings, three contributing sites, three contributing structures, and one contributing object on the battlefield associated with the American Civil War Battle of Averasboro of March 15–16, 1865.
On March 16, 1865, Kennedy's Brigade as well as other units successfully delayed the federal army facing them under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman at the Battle of Averasboro. On March 19–21 they fought their last engagement, Bentonville, where they faced down troops of the federal XX Corps in an inclusive battle.
Battle of Averasboro; Battle of Bentonville; Casualties. The regiment sustained 41 officers and men killed and mortally wounded, 116 wounded but recovered, and 40 ...
Averasboro may refer to: Averasboro, North Carolina; Battle of Averasborough, fought March 16, 1865; Averasboro Battlefield Historic District;