Battle of Despair: Bentonville and the North Carolina CampaignThe Battle of Bentonville has become one of the forgotten battles of the Civil War. It became overshadowed by other major events such as the surrender of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and the assassination of President Lincoln. "Battle of Despair: Bentonville and the North Carolina Campaign chronicles the skirmishes and battles between the Union and Confederate forces under General William T. Sherman and General Joseph E. Johnson, respectively, that led to the ultimate capitulation of Johnston's army. The book relies heavily upon first-person accounts of the battle, with much of the action being related through the words of the actual participants. "Battle of Despair examines Johnston's struggle to create an army with which to oppose Sherman, the long adds Johnston faced, and the eventual surrender of that army--the largest body of Confederate men to surrender at the end of the war. |
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1st Brigade 2nd Brigade advance Army of Tennessee arrived artillery assault Atlanta Atlanta Campaign attack Averasboro Battalion Battery Battle of Bentonville Bragg Braxton Bragg Buell's campaign captured Carlin's cavalry charge Charles Colonel command Confederacy Confederate army Confederate line Confederate Veteran Magazine consolidated Diary enemy Federal field fighting fire flank force front Georgia Goldsboro guns Hampton Hardee Hardee's Hill's Historical Society Hoke Hoke's Ibid Illinois Indiana infantry Iowa Joe Johnston John John Bell Hood Johnston's army Kilpatrick Kinston left wing Lieutenant Major March McClurg Michigan miles military morning Mower Neuse North Carolina officers Ohio 3rd Brigade ordered position Raleigh ranks rear Rebel regiments right wing road Robert Underwood Johnson Schofield sent Sherman Sherman's army skirmish line Slocum Smithfield Society of Wisconsin soldiers South surrender swamp troops Union army Union line USCT victory western army Wheeler William wounded XIV Corps XX Corps Yankees York