Carolinas campaign

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Carolinas campaign
Part of the American Civil War
The Burning of Columbia, South Carolina, on
February 17, 1865, as depicted in Harper's Weekly
Operational scopeStrategic offensive
Location32°07′43″N 81°09′07″W / 32.128705°N 81.151907°W / 32.128705; -81.151907
Commanded by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman
ObjectiveCooperate with Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's movement against Petersburg
DateJanuary 1 – April 26, 1865 (3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Executed byArmy of the Tennessee, Army of the Ohio, and the Army of Georgia
OutcomeUnion victory

The Carolinas campaign (January 1 – April 26, 1865), also known as the Campaign of the Carolinas, was the final campaign conducted by the Union Army against the Confederate Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. On January 1 Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman advanced north from Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention of linking up with Union forces in Virginia. The campaign culminated in the defeat of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army at the Battle of Bentonville, and its unconditional surrender to Union forces on April 26, 1865. Coming just two weeks after the defeat of Robert E. Lee's army at the Battle of Appomattox Court House, it signaled that the war was effectively over.

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