Battle of Averasborough

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The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Averasboro
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
campaignObjective Slow the Union advance in the Carolinas Campaign
casualtiesConfederate approximately 865 casualties
casualtiesUnion approximately 682 casualties
combatant Confederate States Army
surface form: Confederate Army

Union Army
commander Henry W. Slocum
Jefferson C. Davis
Joseph Wheeler
William B. Hazen
William J. Hardee
William Tecumseh Sherman
surface form: William T. Sherman
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date March 16, 1865
day 16
endDate March 16, 1865
followedBy Battle of Bentonville
front Carolinas front
involves Confederate cavalry
Confederate infantry
Union XIV Corps
Union XX Corps
location Cumberland County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Harnett County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
month March
objective Delay Sherman’s advance toward Raleigh and Goldsboro
partOf Carolinas Campaign
precededBy Carolinas Campaign
surface form: Sherman’s March through South Carolina
preservedAt Averasboro Battlefield and Museum
result Confederate tactical success
Union strategic advantage maintained
significance Slowed Sherman’s left wing prior to Battle of Bentonville
startDate March 16, 1865
state North Carolina
stateOfWar late stage of the American Civil War
strengthConfederate approximately 6,000 troops
strengthUnion approximately 25,000 troops
tacticalNature delaying action by Confederate forces
terrain farmland and swampy ground near Cape Fear River
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
typeOfEngagement land battle
year 1865

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Carolinas Campaign notableBattle Battle of Averasborough