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Averasboro was fought on March 15-16, 1865 near the North Carolina town of that name. This battle was the first tactical resistance to General Sherman's march through the Carolinas.
Battery Wagner was a fort in the defenses of Charleston, S.C. The Confederate defenders were attacked on July 18,1863 by Union forces which included the 54th Massachusetts regiment, one of the first black regiments in the Union army. This action was the subject of the motion picture Glory.
Bentonville was the last battle of the war in which the Confederate army was able to mount an offensive. Fought on March 19-21, 1865, It was the largest land battle fought in North Carolina.
Cold Harbor, eight miles from Richmond, was an attempt by General Grant to break through the Rebel lines and capture the Confederate capitol. The attacks came on June1-3, 1964 and were thrown back with severe losses.
Drewry's Bluff, located between Richmond and Petersburg was the scene of a Confederate victory on May 16, 1864. Union troops, led by General Butler, had advanced up the James River and squandered opportunities to capture these cities.
Fort Fisher was located near the mouth of the Cape Fear River where it protected the port of Wilmington and provided safety for Confederate blockade runners. The fort was captured by Union forces on January 15, 1865 in the largest ground-sea operation of the war.
Fort Harrison was a strong point in the Richmond defenses. After its capture by Federal forces, Confederate troops suffered heavy casualties in an unsuccessful attempt to recapture it on September 30, 1864.
Petersburg-the siege of this Virginia city resulted in heavy casualties for both armies. The capture of Petersburg by Federal forces in April 1865 resulted in the the evacuation of Richmond by the Confederates.
Plymouth-the recapture of this North Carolina town by a Confederate force led by General Robert F. Hoke was the last offensive victory of the war by the southerners. The ironclad, Albemarle, aided their success.
The Train Wreck at Shohola, Pa. occurred on July 15,1864 when a train carrying Confederate POWs ,bound for Elmira, N.Y., collided with a fully loaded coal train in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Despite being one of the worst railroading disasters up to that time, this event is practically unknown in Civil War histories.
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