Record #:

20914

Author(s):

Barrett, John G.

Abstract:

This article looks at the circumstances surrounding William Tecumseh Sherman's march on the South through the Carolinas on his way to support General Ulysses S. Grant in his assault on General Robert E. Lee at Richmond. Details of Sherman's course through North Carolina and occupancy of various cities including Monroe's Cross-Roads, Fayetteville, Bentonville, Goldsboro are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 42 Issue 2, April 1965, p192-207, il, f

Subject(s):

Sherman, William T., 1820-1891; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sherman's March