Georgia 28th Battalion Heavy Artillery (Confederate)
6/8/63
Organized - Georgia 28th Battalion Heavy Artillery - Georgia
19/3/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Stephen Elliott Jr.
Brigadier GeneralStephen Elliott Jr.
19/3/65
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
26/4/65
Mustered Out - Georgia 28th Battalion Heavy Artillery - Georgia
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