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21286
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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.
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21287
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Peacock discusses the Union campaign led by General Ambrose Burnside to capture Roanoke Island, its place in the grand strategy to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, and why this battle may have been the critical one in determining the war's outcome.
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24476
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The Battle of Fort Branch took place in July 1862, and the battle is recreated every November for three days at the Fort Branch Re-Enactment and Living History Program.
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24484
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Fort Fisher was the largest and strongest earthwork fort of its time. Union troops hoped to bomb the fort using a ship loaded with explosives. The bomb was designed by General Benjamin F. ‘Beast’ Butler (1818-1893). Though the bomb failed, a second attack on the fort using a land assault and a naval bombardment brought the surrender of Fort Fisher.
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24569
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The Battle of Bentonville was the largest land battle fought in North Carolina during the American Civil War and the only full-scale Confederate attempt to stop General Sherman after Atlanta. This article discusses the battle and the Harper House, which served as a field hospital during the battle and is now open to the public as a museum.
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24596
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A mural that depicts the Battle of Gettysburg is portrayed on a canvas that is 410 feet long. The author discusses the artist’s methods of production and inspirations for creating such large works of art.
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28028
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In 1861, Professor William Clark and students at Amherst College enlisted in the Twenty-First Massachusetts Regiment to fight in the Civil War. Among the men enlisted was Frazar Stearns, a sophomore and son of Amherst College’s president. Nineteen men, including Stearns, were killed in the battle of New Bern, North Carolina.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Nov 2000,
p33-51, il, por, f
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28076
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An unusual duel occurred during the third battle of New Bern. During the evening of February 2, 1864, the Confederate band and the Union band engaged in a musical serenade and sparring of their own.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 16 Issue 1, May 2003,
p43-44, bibl
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34821
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The author is both a gardener and Civil War reenactor who participates in the reenactment of the Battle of Manassas, fought in 1861. During the 2006 reenactment, weather conditions at the battlefield mimicked those 145 years earlier; the temperature was recorded at 107 degrees Fahrenheit. Historically, Union forces retreated the morning of the final battle and Confederate soldiers did not pursue. The reenactment followed suite, however the reenactors finally understood the impact heat had on the battle—Confederate forces had neither the energy nor the enthusiasm to follow their enemy. Pierce further discusses the impact that weather has had on the energy and efforts of those living in southern states.
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