Monroe's Crossroads Battlefield History Society and Culture Hoke
The battle at Monroe's Crossroads, fought on March 10, 1865, was one of the largest all-cavalry engagements of the Civil War. Part of General William T. Sherman's Carolinas Campaign, the battle was a clash between two flamboyant and highly regarded cavalry officers, Confederate Major General Wade Hampton and Union Major General Judson Kilpatrick. In a daring dawn cavalry charge, Hampton overran the Union camp, but failed to capture his objective. Kilpatrick was totally surprised, almost captured, and nearly lost his command. The battle was nearly a Union disaster, but in the totality of the overall campaign, it has become only a footnote to the epic events played out at Appomattox Courthouse one month later.The battlefield is on the Fort Bragg Military reservation.
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- Battle of Monroe's Crossroads - History and illustration of the March 10, 1865 battle in society and culture Hoke County, one of the largest all-cavalry engagements of the society and culture war.
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