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HISTORYtalks: Help Save the Wyse Fork Battlefield by Wade Sokolosky

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HISTORYtalks: Help Save the Wyse Fork Battlefield by Wade Sokolosky
HISTORYtalks: Help Save the Wyse Fork Battlefield by Wade Sokolosky

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Jul 15, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

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Please join us for a Chambersburg Civil War Seminars & Tours Lecture Series! Our next lecture will be: Help Save the Wyse Fork Battlefield by Wade Sokolosky. Cost is $6 per person. Zoom Login details will be sent with your email registration confirmation.

Synopsis:

Major General William T. Sherman’s 1865 Carolinas Campaign has long been overshadowed by the events in Virginia. After his largely unopposed “March to the Sea,” in February 1865 Sherman struck off again north, aiming to unite with Union forces in Virginia and crush General Robert E. Lee. By the first week of March, Sherman was operating with nearly complete freedom in North Carolina.

The responsibility for ensuring a functioning railroad from New Bern to Goldsboro in support of Sherman’s movement rested with Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox. On March 2, 1865, Cox ordered his hastily assembled Provisional Corps to march toward Goldsboro. In response to Cox’s…

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