Battle of Wyse Fork
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 8,500
Estimate Casualties & Losses: 1,500
Marc h 7-10, 1865
Lenoir County, North Carolina
Union Victory
Also Called 2nd Battle of Kinston
Part of Carolina's Campaign
Forces Engaged: 12,000
Killed: 57
Wounded: 265
Missing or Captured: 935
Casualties: 1,257
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland
Brig. Gen. John Hagood
Brig. Gen. Laurence S. Baker
Maj. Gen. Henry D. Clayton
Brig. Gen. Edmund M. Pettus
Brig. Gen. George D. Johnston
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Confederate Official Records
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Armies of the Confederate States
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National Park Service
Prelude to Bentonville: The Battle of Wyse Fork
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American Battlefield Trust
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WyseForkBattlefield.org
Eyewitness Account of the Battle of Wyse Fork
A Forgotten Soldier from the Battle of Wyse's Fork
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dncr.nc.gov
Battle of Wyse Fork, March 8-10, 1865
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YouTube.com
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Union Officers
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Brig. Gen. George S. Greene
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Israel N. Stiles
Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Minor T. Thomas
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Innis N. Palmer
Brig. Gen. Edward Harland
Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter
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Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 125
Hill, D. H. Jr. "North Carolina." Confederate Military History, Volume IV of XII. Atlanta: Confederate Publishing Company,
1899. rpt. National Historical Society, 2008. p 280-286
Korn, Jerry, ed. "Pursuit to Appomattox The Last Battles." The Civil War Volume 26 of 27. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books,
1987. p 65-67
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964.
------------------- Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992.
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