Battle of Bentonville
Confederate Commander
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston
Gen. Braxton Bragg
Forces Engaged: 21,900
Killed: 239
Wounded: 1,694
Missing or Captured: 673
Total Casualties: 2,606
Confederate Officers
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Lieut. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart
Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hill
Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Palmer
Brig. Gen. Edmund W. Pettus
Maj. Gen. Henry D. Clayton
Brig. Gen. Alpheus Baker
Maj. Gen. William W. Loring
Maj. Gen. Edward C. Walthall
Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Reynolds
Brig. Gen. George D. Johnston
Maj. Gen. William B. Bate
Brig. Gen. James A. Smith
Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke
Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland
Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood
Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee
Brig. Gen. William B. Talioferro
Brig. Gen. Stephen Elliott, Jr.
Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws
Brig. Gen. John D. Kennedy
Brig. Gen. Albert G. Blanchard
Maj. Gen. M. C. Butler
Brig. Gen. Evander M. Law
Brig. Gen. Thomas M. Logan
Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
Brig. Gen. William W. Allen
Brig. Gen. Robert H. Anderson
Brig. Gen. George G. Dibrell
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Confederate Order of Battle
Department of North Carolina &
Department of South Carolina &
Cavalry
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March 19-21, 1865
Bentonville, North Carolina
Union Victory
Part of Carolina's Campaign
National Park Service
The Battle of Bentonville: Caring for Casualties of the Civil War
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American Battlefield Trust
Battle Maps
Battle of Bentonville: Then & Now
The Battle of Bentonville - 'A Bold and Unexpected Attack'
Willie Hardee and the Confederate Last Hurrah at Bentonville
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North Carolina History Project
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Bentonville Battlefield
History - A Brief Synopsis of the Battle of Bentonville March 19-21, 1865
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Friends of Bentonville Battlefield
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Carolana.com
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American History Central
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Emerging Civil War
The Battle of Bentonville: March 19, 1865
Willis Cole, the Battle of Bentonville and the Southern Commission
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51stNCT.com
Battle of Bentonville: Last Fight in the East
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Warfare History Network
The Battle of Bentonville: General Joseph E. Johnston's Last Stand
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HistoryNet
Bentonville: Last Chance to Stop Sherman
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Thomas Legion Cherokee
Chronology of the Battle of Bentonville
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Iron Brigadier
General James D. Morgan's Division Holds the Line at the Battle of Bentonville
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YouTube
The Battle of Bentonville, N.C.
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Union Commander
Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman
Forces Engaged: 60,000
Killed: 194
Wounded: 1,112
Missing or Captured: 221
Total Casualties: 1,527
Union Officers
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Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard
Maj. Gen. John A. Logan
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Charles R. Woods
Bvt. Brig. Gen. William B. Woods
Maj. Gen. William B. Hazen
Brig. Gen. John M. Oliver
Bvt. Maj. Gen. John E. Smith
Brig. Gen. William T. Clark
Bvt. Maj. Gen. John M. Corse
Brig. Gen. Elliott W. Rice
Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair, Jr.
Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Mower
Brig. Gen. John W. Fuller
Brig. Gen. Manning F. Force
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Giles A. Smith
Brig. Gen. Benjamin Potts
Brig. Gen. William W. Belknap
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis
Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Harrison C. Hobart
Bvt. Brig. Gen. George P. Buell
Brig. Gen. James D. Morgan
Brig. Gen. William Vandever
Brig. Gen. John G. Mitchell
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Fearing
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Absalom Baird
Maj. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams
Brig. Gen. Nathaniel J. Jackson
Brig. Gen. James S. Robinson
Bvt. Maj. Gen. John W. Geary
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Ario Pardee
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Henry A. Barnum
Bvt. Maj. Gen. William T. Ward
Bvt. Brig. Gen. William Cogswell
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Smith D. Atkins
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Union Order of Battle
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Union Official Records
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& Schuster, 1993. p 260-262
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Simon Schuster, 1993 p 163-164
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and Leaders of the Civil War Grant-Lee Edition Volume 4 Part 2. New York: Century Co., 1884-1887 rpt. National
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