William T. Sherman’s Federal armies capture Cheraw begin crossing the Pee Dee River into North Carolina as Confederates scramble to put up any kind of resistance.
Category: North Carolina
Johnston Returns to Duty
Joseph E. Johnston reluctantly takes command of the shattered Army of Tennessee and all other Confederates in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Johnston focuses on uniting scattered forces against overwhelming odds.
The Fall of Wilmington
John Schofield’s new Federal army captures a once-vital Confederate port city on the North Carolina coast.
The Fall of Fort Anderson
The Confederate garrison guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, becomes one of many to fall to overwhelming Federal numbers this month. The city of Wilmington itself becomes the next target.
The Fort Fisher Aftermath
Federal troops occupy Fort Fisher, the gateway to the last Confederate seaport at Wilmington, North Carolina. The loss of this fort effectively shuts the Confederacy off from the outside world.
The Fall of Fort Fisher
The Federal naval bombardment of Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast enters its third day as Federal land forces prepare a two-pronged attack to capture the stronghold once and for all.