March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
The XV Corps At Bentonville March 19-21, 1865 Bentonville Johnston County, NC Gen. William T. Sherman > General Henry W. Slocum's left wing & General Oliver O. Howard's right (Bvt. Major General Joseph A. Mower), etc. vs. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston "and what remained of the Confederate army " > Hardee is important here, and Bragg sees action too, so does Hoke's Division, including his Junior Reserves; Wheeler and Hampton are here with the cavalry, etc. * This battle immediately follows Averasboro , wherein the Confederates first tried to stop or slow Sherman's roll. * The largest battle fought in North Carolina (80,000+ engaged, and the Union had three men for every Confederate on the field) * The last major Confederate offensive of the war * "The last large-scale battle of the Civil War." * Judson Kilpatrick is here. He's been so busy - and he's going to make it to the end! * Johnston limps away toward Smithfield. Sherman march...