Monroe's Cross Roads (Fayetteville Road, Blue's Farm )

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Monroe's Cross Roads (1865)

War:

American Civil War

Also known as:

Fayetteville Road, Blue's Farm

Date(s):

10 Mar 1865

Location:

Hoke County, North Carolina, US

Outcome:

Inconclusive

Description:

Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, USA
Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler and Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton, CSA

There were three cavalry divisions engaged: one Union and two Confederate.

Union losses were about twice the Confederate's 90.

As Sherman's army advanced into North Carolina, Kilpatrick's Cavalry Division screened its left flank. On the evening of March 9, two of Kilpatrick's brigades encamped near the Charles Monroe House in Cumberland (now Hoke) County. Early on the 10th, Confederate cavalry under the command of Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton surprised the Federals in their camps, driving them back in confusion and capturing wagons and artillery.

The Federals regrouped and counterattacked, regaining their artillery and camps after a desperate fight. With Union reinforcements on the way, the Confederates withdrew.

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