Description The Battle of Bentonville, the only major Civil War Battle fought in North Carolina, was the Confederacy\'s last attempt to stop the devastating march of William Tecumseh Sherman\'s army north through the Carolinas.
For the Confederates, it was a heroic but futile effort to delay the inevitable:.
Johnston\'s Confederate forces successfully ambushed one wing of Sherman\'s army on March 19, 1865 but were soon repulsed.
Despite their numerical disadvantage, General Joseph E.
Description The Battle of Bentonville, the only major Civil War Battle fought in North Carolina, was the Confederacy\'s last attempt to stop the devastating march of William Tecumseh Sherman\'s army north through the Carolinas