Longtime rivals Joseph E. Johnston and William T. Sherman meet face-to-face for the first time as they discuss the surrender of Johnston’s Confederate army. Sherman also announces Abraham Lincoln’s assassination to his Federal troops.
Category: North Carolina
Negotiating Peace in North Carolina
William T. Sherman redirects his Federals toward the North Carolina capital of Raleigh. Joseph E. Johnston offers to negotiate peace, and Sherman readily accepts.
Everything is Dark
President Jefferson Davis remains defiant despite defeat and meets with his cabinet and generals to discuss continuing the war.
The Fall of Goldsboro
William T. Sherman’s Federals end their devastating march through the Carolinas by arriving at Goldsboro, North Carolina.
The Battle of Bentonville: Day Two
The fight that began yesterday in North Carolina ends as William T. Sherman scrambles to unite his Federal army to oppose Joseph E. Johnston’s makeshift Confederate force.
The Battle of Bentonville
Joseph E. Johnston’s makeshift Confederate army moves to crush the left wing of William T. Sherman’s Federal army outside Bentonville before the right wing can come up in support