The War in 1865: Part Six
Starting positions on the first day of the Battle of Bentonville. This would be the "last grand charge" of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The Union forces were driven back but did not break. This is another example of the excellent period maps available in my The Civil War Today app. Ending positions of the first day at Bentonville. Sherman would bring up the rest of his army over the next two days and force Johnston to retreat. Johnston and much of his army narrowly escaped capture. Note: This is a continuation of the end of the War Between the States 150 years ago as told by my app, The Civil War Today . General Philip Sheridan's cavalry force roamed freely in northern and central Virginia. He raided multiple rail depots and appeared only twenty miles from Richmond in no time. He damaged an important aqueduct on the James River Canal. Private property was being ravished by the Union cavalry as well. General George Pickett's division was sent to