Sherman's Carolinas Campaign

Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina
15-16 March 1865

The Battle of Averasboro (Averysborough) began with a confederate attach on the 9th Michigan. The battle is sometimes called Taylor’s Hole Creek, Smithville, Smiths Ferry, or Black River.
Order of Battle - 21st Michigan Summary Military Division of the Mississippi Major General William T. Sherman Left Wing (Army of Georgia) Major General Henry W. Slocum  XIV Corps  Bvt. Major General Jefferson C. Davis    First Division Brigadier General William P. Carlin Second Brigade   Bvt. Brig. Gen. George P. Buell  21st Michigan Bvt. Major Arthur C. Prince	Click on image to view a map of the battlefield. Please remember maps are large files and will download very slowly.  This map is from the Civil War Preservation Trust. Click here to support Battlefield Preservation.
Other Michigan units that participated in the battle.
9th Michigan Cavalry 10th Michigan Infantry 13th Michigan Infantry 14th Michigan Infantry 19th Michigan Infantry

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