NCPI Workmark
Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

Search Results


1 result for Averasborough (N.C.), Battle of, 1865
Currently viewing results 1 - 1
PAGE OF 1
Record #:
21286
Abstract:
At the Battle of Averasborough, fought in Harnett and Cumberland counties on March 16, 1865, a Union force of about 26,000 was opposed by 5,400 Confederates under the command of General William J. Hardee. Although the Confederates were defeated after a battle of a day and a half, they held Sherman's approaching mammoth army long enough to allow General Joseph J. Johnston to gather his forces for the Battle of Bentonville two days later.
Source:
Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 4 Issue 1, June 1998, p11-12, map