Bentonville?

[DixieRifles]

Cowpens and Kings Mountain! Two great AR sites to visit. I live an hour away from Kings Mountain and visit as often as possible.

I have an ancestor who was supposed to have fought at Kings Mountain. His bio says he was in the cavalry but I can't find any mention of cavalry used in that battle. Maybe they were there to protect the flanks and didn't get into the fight.
Do you have some info on the "rebel" units that fought there?

 

[DixieRifles]

Pix from Bentonville my men of the 13th NJ were part of the first days action which tore apart the Rebel troops of Elliotts Brigade as the fired on then with enfilade shots.

Thanks for posting the photos. I don't know much about Bentonville.
I am interested in two Confederate brigades: Featherston's Brigade and Walthall's Brigade. Featherston's brigade was part of Loring's Division. I lost track of Walthall's Brigade after he fought the rear-guard action out of Nashville. Here at Bentonville, Walthall lead a division. The map in your photo of a makers shows both.

Loring's Division -- Col James Jackson
+ Lowry's Brigade
+ Scott's Brigade
+ Featherston's Brigade -- Maj Martin A. Oatis
. . 1st Mississippi
. . 3rd Mississippi
. . 22nd Mississippi
. . 31st Mississippi
. . 33rd Mississippi
. . 40th Mississippi
. . 1st Mississippi Battalion

Walthall's Division -- MG Edward C. Walthall
+ Reynolds's Brigade -- BG Daniel H. Reynolds
. . 1st-2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted): Ltc Morton G. Galloway
. . 4th Arkansas: Col Henry C. Bunn
. . 9th Arkansas
. . 25th Arkansas
+ Quarles's Brigade -- BG George Doherty Johnston
. . 1st Alabama
. . 25th Alabama
. . 42nd-46th-49th-53rd-55th Tennessee
. . 48th Tennessee

American Battlefield Trust had 4 maps. It was hard to trace where Walthall was at all the times shown on the map. I finally know where Featherston's brigade was in this battle.

I hope you have some more photos!!

 

[SJU5]

Thanks for posting the photos. I don't know much about Bentonville.
I am interested in two Confederate brigades: Featherston's Brigade and Walthall's Brigade. Featherston's brigade was part of Loring's Division. I lost track of Walthall's Brigade after he fought the rear-guard action out of Nashville. Here at Bentonville, Walthall lead a division. The map in your photo of a makers shows both.
View attachment 513258

Loring's Division -- Col James Jackson
+ Lowry's Brigade
+ Scott's Brigade
+ Featherston's Brigade -- Maj Martin A. Oatis
. . 1st Mississippi
. . 3rd Mississippi
. . 22nd Mississippi
. . 31st Mississippi
. . 33rd Mississippi
. . 40th Mississippi
. . 1st Mississippi Battalion

Walthall's Division -- MG Edward C. Walthall
+ Reynolds's Brigade -- BG Daniel H. Reynolds
. . 1st-2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted): Ltc Morton G. Galloway
. . 4th Arkansas: Col Henry C. Bunn
. . 9th Arkansas
. . 25th Arkansas
+ Quarles's Brigade -- BG George Doherty Johnston
. . 1st Alabama
. . 25th Alabama
. . 42nd-46th-49th-53rd-55th Tennessee
. . 48th Tennessee

American Battlefield Trust had 4 maps. It was hard to trace where Walthall was at all the times shown on the map. I finally know where Featherston's brigade was in this battle.

View attachment 513259​

I hope you have some more photos!!

 

[SJU5]

Your map is of the 20th…here is one from the 19th which shows two positions of Walthall's men.

 

[danny]

Thanks for posting the photos. I don't know much about Bentonville.
I am interested in two Confederate brigades: Featherston's Brigade and Walthall's Brigade. Featherston's brigade was part of Loring's Division. I lost track of Walthall's Brigade after he fought the rear-guard action out of Nashville. Here at Bentonville, Walthall lead a division. The map in your photo of a makers shows both.
View attachment 513258

Loring's Division -- Col James Jackson
+ Lowry's Brigade
+ Scott's Brigade
+ Featherston's Brigade -- Maj Martin A. Oatis
. . 1st Mississippi
. . 3rd Mississippi
. . 22nd Mississippi
. . 31st Mississippi
. . 33rd Mississippi
. . 40th Mississippi
. . 1st Mississippi Battalion

Walthall's Division -- MG Edward C. Walthall
+ Reynolds's Brigade -- BG Daniel H. Reynolds
. . 1st-2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted): Ltc Morton G. Galloway
. . 4th Arkansas: Col Henry C. Bunn
. . 9th Arkansas
. . 25th Arkansas
+ Quarles's Brigade -- BG George Doherty Johnston
. . 1st Alabama
. . 25th Alabama
. . 42nd-46th-49th-53rd-55th Tennessee
. . 48th Tennessee

American Battlefield Trust had 4 maps. It was hard to trace where Walthall was at all the times shown on the map. I finally know where Featherston's brigade was in this battle.

View attachment 513259​

I hope you have some more photos!!

I have attempted to trace Walthall's commands for the last month of the war.

3/19---3/21
Walthall Div
Reynolds
Quarles

3/26/65 in the field-Report of the actual cdrs of the different Div's & Bgdes in the Army of Tenn, in accordance with orders from army Hqs of this date:

A. P. Stewart, Lt-Gen, cdg

Stewart's Corps - MG Edward C. Walthall

Loring's Div, Col James Jackson –
Scott's Bgde, Capt J. A. Dixon.
Adams' Bgde, Lt Col Robert J. Lawrence.
Featherstone's Bgde, Maj Martin A. Oatis

Walthall's Div, Gen George D. Johnston –
Reynolds' Bgde, Col Henry G. Bunn
Quarles' Bgde, Capt Joe Love.

3/26/65 Bragg to President-
The balance of the men is scattered over the States of NC & SC, Ga, Ala, & Ms, living at free quarters on the people. It is a most sad & humiliating picture. Officers seem paralyzed, men indifferent to everything but plunder, & the people, as they well may, appear disgusted & dismayed. This state of things cannot last, & no one is so blind as not to see the inevitable result. A few days since, on the field, I passed poor Walthall, noble soldier, & inquired for his command. He pointed me to a small squad & said: My Div now numbers 2 Brig Gen'ls & 63 men for duty. His is a sample of the whole, & nothing better may be expected as long as every household is invaded, every private right violated, without the hope of redress…

3/29/65 in the field, Report of the number of unarmed men in the Army of Tenn by Div's, in accordance with orders from Army Hqs 3/28/65:
Walthall's Div . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23

3/31/65 Organization of the Army near Smithfield, commanded by Gen Johnston:
Stewart's Corps-Walthall

Walthall's Div
Reynolds' Bgde
3rd Ark M R, Lt Col Morton G Galloway
2nd Ark M R, Maj James P Eagle
4th Ark, Capt R C McCrosky
9th Ark, Lt T J Rice
25th Ark, Capt John A Wakefield

Quarles' Bgde
1st, 17th, & 29th Ala, Capt Benj H Screws
42nd, 46th, 48th, 49th, 53rd, & 55th Tenn, Capt Jos Love

4/9-#13 near Smithfield, NC
I. the Army of Tenn will be organized as follows:
Hardee's Corps: Cheatham' Div, Brown's (late Cleburne's) Div, Hoke's Div.
Stewart's Corps: Loring's Div, Walthall's (late McLaws') Div, Anderson's (late Taliaferro's) Div.
Lee's Corps: Hill's Div, Stevenson's Div.

Stewart's Corps: Loring's Div, Walthall's (late McLaws') Div, Anderson's (late Taliaferro's) Div.

II. Walthall's Div will consist of the following Bgdes:
Conner's Bgde: 2nd SC Regt, made up of 2nd & 20th SC Regts 3rd SC Regt, made up of 3rd Bn & the 3rd & 8th SC Regts 7th SC Regt, made up of 7th & 15th SC Regts.
Harrison's Bgde: Composed of the Regts which constituted Harrison's & Fiser's Bgdes, viz, 32nd Ga, 5th Ga, 1st Ga Regulars (reorganized), & 5th Ga Reserves.

[April 10?] Carolina's Campaign-A of Tenn-Gen Johnston, Gen Beauregard (2nd in command)
Walthall's (late McLaw's) Div
Harrison's Bgde
1st Ga (regulars), Col R. A. Wayne
5th Ga Col C. P. Daniel
5th Ga Reserves, Maj C. E. McGregor
32d Ga Lt Col E. H. Bacon, Jr
47th Ga & Bonaud's Bn__

Conner's Bgde, Kennedy
2d SC (consol 2d & 20th SC & Blanchard's Reserves), Col William Wallace
3d SC (consol 3d & 8th SC 3d SC Bn, & Blanchard's Reserves), Col E. T. Stackhouse
7th SC (consol 7th & 15th SC & Blanchard's Reserves), Col John B. Davis

4/10 S O #2/II - Near Smithfield, MG McLaws is assigned to command of the Military District of Ga, comprising so much of that State as is not included in the Dept of Tenn & Ga. By command of Gen Johnston: K Falconer

4/17/65 Abstract from return of the Army of Tenn, Gen Johnston cdg
…
Stewart staff 9 . . . . . .
Loring's Div 194 2,012 1,929
Walthall's Div 188 2,150 2,115
Anderson 81 924 909
Total 472 5,086 4,953



4/24 Field return of eff strength, &c-Infy
…
Stewart's Corps:
Loring 1,980 2,627 2,841
Walthall 2,102 2,747 2,952
Anderson's 890 1,267 1,372
Total Corps 4,972 6,650 7,165

 

[USS ALASKA]

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North Carolina's Bentonville Battlefield To Add 8 Miles of New Trails in 2025
Cate Russ
January 27th

Eight miles of new hiking trails will snake through Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site this spring, adding to North Carolina's largest Civil War battlefield. These trails will link up with the state's massive 1,150-mile Mountains to Sea Trail network.

Full article here - https://foxy99.com/2025/01/27/north...lefield-to-add-8-miles-of-new-trails-in-2025/

Cheers,
USS ALASKA

 

[Jamieva]

Bentonville is on my 2025 list so perfect timing

 

[Stryker65]

We drove through Bentonville on our way back from Charleston six years ago. Didn't get out of the car except to see the NPS station, and it was still OK. Couple good information stands, but the woodland has significantly decreased, so there wasn't much to see.

 

[DixieRifles]

Officers seem paralyzed, men indifferent to everything but plunder, & the people, as they well may, appear disgusted & dismayed. This state of things cannot last, & no one is so blind as not to see the inevitable result. A few days since, on the field, I passed poor Walthall, noble soldier, & inquired for his command. He pointed me to a small squad & said: My Div now numbers 2 Brig Gen'ls & 63 men for duty. His is a sample of the whole, & nothing better may be expected as long as every household is invaded, every private right violated, without the hope of redress…

Thanks. Walthall's Brigade was comprised of different units by this last battle.

Regarding Featherston's brigade, the 22nd Mississippi Regiment was still part of his brigade. Colonel H. J. Reid, who was originally the Captain commanding Company "G", wrote a paper that accounted for every soldier who entered and departed this company, aka "Black Hawk Rifles". Here is an excerpt from his report that lists those present after their surrender.

At the surrender 26th of April 1865 at Greensboro, N. C., a company roll was made showing those present for duty, and accounting for all who were not there. I have a copy of that roll, but I know it is not exactly accurate as it does not mention several I know belonged to the company, towit: H. J. Barrentine$, H. W. Cooley, M. A. Duffy, John Gilbert, "Buck" Kittrell, and Wm. Blair. I have added those names to it. . . . S. Speir is reported as having died from wound received, but I can not say at what battle he received it, possibly may have been Franklin.

I gave the roll showing the status of those then living that belonged to the company as made out by the company officers on the 26th of April, '65, and I follow it with the names of those who had been promoted out of the company, resigned, killed, died, discharged, dropped, and were not on the roll as members of the company so as to account for all who ever belonged to Co. "G".

ROLL OF COMPANY "G", APRIL, 26TH 1865.
GREENSBORO, N. C
27 names
Captain G. W. Standley
Lieut. B. F. Standley
Lieut. D. C. Wright
Sergeant H. J. Marshall
Sergeant W. J. Ware $
Sergeant L. S. Byrd
Corporal J. W. Beck
Corporal A. J. McCorkle
Corporal J. S. Purcell $
Ames, J.
Beard, M. M
Bryant, A. W.(Drummer)
Chew, T. H.
Chew, Phil
Harris, H. J.
Hines, E. W.
Jordan, W. H.
Lane, W. C.
McCorkle, J. W.
Matthews, R.
McLeod, G. W.
Noel, R. R.
Pate, A. S.
Powers, J. P.
Rogers, J. J.
Smith, A. G.
Truitt, N. W.

$ = Son-in-law of my 2X GrGrandFather or future son-in-law. He had one son and another son-in-law who served.

Black Hawk Rifles were originally recruited from the town of that name in Carroll County, MS.

 

[RedRover]

Thanks. Walthall's Brigade was comprised of different units by this last battle.

Regarding Featherston's brigade, the 22nd Mississippi Regiment was still part of his brigade. Colonel H. J. Reid, who was originally the Captain commanding Company "G", wrote a paper that accounted for every soldier who entered and departed this company, aka "Black Hawk Rifles". Here is an excerpt from his report that lists those present after their surrender.

At the surrender 26th of April 1865 at Greensboro, N. C., a company roll was made showing those present for duty, and accounting for all who were not there. I have a copy of that roll, but I know it is not exactly accurate as it does not mention several I know belonged to the company, towit: H. J. Barrentine$, H. W. Cooley, M. A. Duffy, John Gilbert, "Buck" Kittrell, and Wm. Blair. I have added those names to it. . . . S. Speir is reported as having died from wound received, but I can not say at what battle he received it, possibly may have been Franklin.

I gave the roll showing the status of those then living that belonged to the company as made out by the company officers on the 26th of April, '65, and I follow it with the names of those who had been promoted out of the company, resigned, killed, died, discharged, dropped, and were not on the roll as members of the company so as to account for all who ever belonged to Co. "G".

ROLL OF COMPANY "G", APRIL, 26TH 1865.
GREENSBORO, N. C
27 names
Captain G. W. Standley
Lieut. B. F. Standley
Lieut. D. C. Wright
Sergeant H. J. Marshall
Sergeant W. J. Ware $
Sergeant L. S. Byrd
Corporal J. W. Beck
Corporal A. J. McCorkle
Corporal J. S. Purcell $
Ames, J.
Beard, M. M
Bryant, A. W.(Drummer)
Chew, T. H.
Chew, Phil
Harris, H. J.
Hines, E. W.
Jordan, W. H.
Lane, W. C.
McCorkle, J. W.
Matthews, R.
McLeod, G. W.
Noel, R. R.
Pate, A. S.
Powers, J. P.
Rogers, J. J.
Smith, A. G.
Truitt, N. W.

$ = Son-in-law of my 2X GrGrandFather or future son-in-law. He had one son and another son-in-law who served.

Black Hawk Rifles were originally recruited from the town of that name in Carroll County, MS.