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March 11, 2015

General James D. Morgan’s Division Holds the Line at The Battle of Bentonville

In March 1865, General William T. Sherman’s army entered North Carolina after marching through South Carolina with little opposition. Sherman’s plan was to continue north and join Ulysses S. Grant’s forces which were engaged...

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August 6, 2012

Colonel George Stone Describes the Capture and Burning of Columbia, South Carolina, February 1865.

After completing his March to the Sea by capturing Savannah, Georgia in December 1864, Major General William T. Sherman took his army north into the Carolinas early in 1865. In mid-February, Sherman’s army captured Columbia,...

Tagged: campaign of the carolinas

General James D. Morgan’s Division Holds the Line at The Battle of Bentonville

Colonel George Stone Describes the Capture and Burning of Columbia, South Carolina, February 1865.

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