Joseph E. Johnston considers dispersing his Confederate army and waging guerrilla warfare, but he ultimately decides to surrender just as Robert E. Lee had done at Appomattox.
Tag: John Schofield
The Fall of Goldsboro
William T. Sherman’s Federals end their devastating march through the Carolinas by arriving at Goldsboro, North Carolina.
North Carolina: Battle Looms Near Kinston
Braxton Bragg looks to prevent Federals from joining forces in North Carolina by blocking a detachment moving inland from the coast.
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 Battle of Franklin
John Bell Hood directs his Confederate Army of Tennessee to make a desperate frontal assault on strong Federal defenses south of Nashville. The results prove tragic and unnecessary.