. Sherman and his campaigns: a military biography . ., Publislier ItHE NEW YORKJPCBMC LIBRARY I ■ ASTOR, LENOX ANO \; TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. | TO G0LDSB0RO-. 3gg was now estimated by General Sherman at twenty thousandmen. It was necessary to dislodge him, that the advancingarmy might have the use of the Goldsboro road, as also tokeep up the feint on Kaleigh as long as possible. GeneralSlocum was therefore ordered to press and carry the position,only difficult by reason of the nature of the ground, which wasso soft that horses would sink everywhere, and even men corddhardly make their
. Sherman and his campaigns: a military biography . ., Publislier ItHE NEW YORKJPCBMC LIBRARY I ■ ASTOR, LENOX ANO \; TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. | TO G0LDSB0RO-. 3gg was now estimated by General Sherman at twenty thousandmen. It was necessary to dislodge him, that the advancingarmy might have the use of the Goldsboro road, as also tokeep up the feint on Kaleigh as long as possible. GeneralSlocum was therefore ordered to press and carry the position,only difficult by reason of the nature of the ground, which wasso soft that horses would sink everywhere, and even men corddhardly make their way over the common pine-barren. Williams twentieth corps had the lead, and Wardsdivision the advance. This was deployed, and the skirmishline developed the position of Rhetts brigade of ConfederateHeavy Ai-tillery, armed as infantry, posted across the roadbehind a light parapet, with a battery of guns enfilading tluapproach across a cleared field. General Williams sent Casesbrigade by a cii-cuit to his left, turned this line, and by aquick cha
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