Battle of Monroe's Crossroads

Battle of Monroe's Crossroads
Part of the Campaign of the Carolinas
DateMarch 10, 1865 (1865-03-10)
Location
Hoke County,
near Fayetteville, North Carolina
Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick Wade Hampton
Joseph Wheeler
Units involved
Kilpatrick's Cavalry Division Wheeler's Cavalry Division
Hampton's Cavalry Division
Strength
1,850 [2] 3,000 [2]
Casualties and losses
183 [2] 86 [2]

The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads (also known as the Battle of Fayetteville Road, and colloquially in the North as Kilpatrick's Shirttail Skedaddle[citation needed]) took place during the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War in Cumberland County, North Carolina (now in Hoke County), on the grounds of the present day Fort Liberty Military Reservation. Involving about 4,500 men, it pitted mounted Confederate cavalry against dismounted Union cavalry. It was one of the last all-cavalry battles of the Civil War. The inconclusive fighting lasted for several hours early on the morning of March 10, 1865. The Confederate attack delayed the United States cavalry's movement toward Fayetteville, denying Brevet Maj. Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick the honor of entering the town first.

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