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| Tango01 | 18 Mar 2015 10:00 p.m. PST |
… Bentonville for Battle. "March 18, 1865 (Saturday) For days, there was no certainly in Joe Johnston, commanding the patchwork of Southern forces in North Carolina. General Sherman's forces, he believed, would march toward one of two places – the more southerly Goldsboro or the more northerly Raleigh. And so at Smithfield, located in between, he held much of his command. Johnston was relying upon his cavalry, helmed by Wade Hampton, to act as scouts and determine which way Sherman's forces were marching. Just before dawn on this date, the fog was cleared. Hampton sent a message detailing the position of the enemy. Even better, due to the battle at Averasboro a couple of days before, the two wings had become separated, with the Left Wing being greatly strung out on the road to Goldsboro. "General Johnston directs that you immediately put your command in motion for Bentonville," read the order to all. Bentonville was a small crossroads south of Smithfield through which the Right Wing of Sherman's command would pass. With the Left Wing strung out and about…"
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