While the last charge and counter-charge of the Battle of Bentonville played out on March 21, the other two columns in Major-General William T. Sherman’s army group made march progress. Going with commander’s names on the map to simplify the annotations today. Most important for Sherman’s plans, Major-General John Schofield moved forward to secure Goldsboro. Continue reading “Sherman’s March, March 22, 1865: Johnston withdraws and Sherman beings refitting his army”
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150 years ago: The Guns of December
So December is here. For us 21st century-folks, our focus might be on gift lists and scheduling of festive events. Of course just over a figurative hill are wars, in some cases held by cease fires. We don’t see much in the way of major battles. But that’s the nature of counter-insurgency, one might argueContinue reading “150 years ago: The Guns of December”