Battle of Averasborough

Battle of Averasborough
Part of the Campaign of the Carolinas
DateMarch 16, 1865 (1865-03-16)
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
William T. Sherman William J. Hardee
Units involved
Army of Georgia Hardee's Corps
Strength
12,000 7,000
Casualties and losses
700 500

The Battle of Averasborough or the Battle of Averasboro, fought March 16, 1865, in Harnett and Cumberland counties, North Carolina, as part of the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War, was a prelude to the climactic Battle of Bentonville, which began three days later.