Battle of Bentonville

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The Battle of Bentonville was one of the last major engagements of the American Civil War, fought in March 1865 in North Carolina between Union forces under William T. Sherman and Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army ⓘ
commander Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ
William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
ConfederateCasualties about 2,600 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
ConfederateCommander Alexander P. Stewart ⓘ
Braxton Bragg ⓘ
Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ
William J. Hardee ⓘ
ConfederateObjective to concentrate scattered Confederate forces to strike Sherman’s column ⓘ
ConfederateStrength about 20,000–21,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date March 19–21, 1865 ⓘ
endDate 1865-03-21 ⓘ
followedBy surrender of Joseph E. Johnston at Bennett Place ⓘ
surrender of the Army of Tennessee ⓘ
hasDesignation National Historic Landmark (battlefield site) ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
location Bentonville, North Carolina ⓘ
Johnston County, North Carolina ⓘ
notableFor being one of the last major battles of the American Civil War ⓘ
largest Civil War battle fought in North Carolina ⓘ
partOf Carolinas Campaign ⓘ
Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Carolinas Campaign
precededBy Battle of Wyse Fork ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
startDate 1865-03-19 ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
strategicObjective Confederate attempt to defeat part of Sherman’s army in detail ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site ⓘ
UnionArmy Military Division of the Mississippi ⓘ
UnionCasualties about 1,500 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
UnionCommander Henry W. Slocum ⓘ
Oliver O. Howard ⓘ
linked to: Oliver Otis Howard

William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
UnionObjective to move north through the Carolinas to join forces with Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
UnionStrength about 60,000 soldiers ⓘ
UnionWing Left Wing (Army of Georgia) ⓘ
linked to: Army of Georgia

Right Wing (Army of the Tennessee) ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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Carolinas Campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee → engagement → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ
Battle of Bentonville → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bentonville
Battle of Averasborough → followedBy → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ
Battle of Wyse Fork → followedBy → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment → participatedIn → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ
XX Corps (Union Army) → engagement → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ
Corps in the Army of Tennessee → engagedInBattle → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ
XXIII Corps (Army of the Ohio) → participatedIn → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ
Daniel H. Hill → battle → Battle of Bentonville ⓘ