Record #:

20228

Author(s):

Luvaas, Jay

Abstract:

Charged with the task of stemming General W.T. Sherman's sweep northward, General Joseph E. Johnston struggled to meet in the invading army with enough troops, but he made his stand near the village of Bentonville.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 33 Issue 3, Jul 1956, p332-358, il, por, map, f

Subject(s):

Bentonville, Battle of, N.C., 1865; Johnston, Joseph Eggleston, 1807-1891