Sherman's Army

Marker Number 11
Marker Text Invading North Carolina, Shermans army occupied Fayetteville, March 11-14, 1865, destroying the Confederate Arsenal, which stood 1 mile W.
Location Hay Street in Fayetteville
Area Downtown Fayetteville
Description

In late 1864, Union General William T. Sherman began moving his forces moving, some 60,000 battle-hardened soldiers strong, northward from Atlanta to "divide the Confederacy in two."  As planned, Sherman's army moved into Fayetteville and occupied the city as he rested his troops and horses for three days beginning on March 11, 1865.  Fayetteville was an intermediary goal between Sherman's entry into the state and Goldsboro, his primary objective.
Shermans Army