![]() ![]() ![]() The Harper House, residence in which John and Amy Harper raised their 8 children, has been restored on the battleground. The largest battle ever fought on North Carolina soil. The last major Confederate offensive in which the Confederates chose the ground and made the initial attack.ģ. The only major Confederate attempt to stop Sherman after the Battle of Atlanta, August, 1864.Ģ. The Battle of Bentonville was important because it was:ġ. Total killed, wounded, and missing: 4,243 The Union Army, anxious to reach Goldsboro, did not pursue. After an initial success on the first day, the Confederates were unable to destroy the united Federal Left and Right Wings (60,000 men) and on the night of March 21-22 they withdrew. The three-day battle ended in a stalemate. Sherman's North Carlina objective was Goldsboro, where 40,000 additional troops and fresh supplies would reinforce and nourish his weary army. Sherman's Army of 60,000 men was divided into two wings: 30,000 men in the Left Wing marching via Averasboro and Bentonville, and 30,000 men in the Right Wing marching in a parallel route to the southeast. Ahead of Sherman with his force, he looked for an opportunity to strike. Johnston four lieutenant generals fourteen major generals and many brigadier generals. His army included a galaxy of generals: Two full generals besides Joseph E. Johnston had been able to raise nearly 30,000 men from South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and eastern North Carolina. Grant in front of Lee's Army at Petersburg, Virginia. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a stand in North Carolina to prevent Sherman from joining General U.S. Sherman's Union Army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the Confederate Army of General Joseph E. Rest Area Name: Cumberland County Rest Area NorthĪt Bentonville, General William T. ![]()
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