Morris Farm - Confederate Assault

The Morris Farm

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The Union army's XX corps held this area despite repeated attacks late on March 19, 1865 by Bate's and Taliaferro's Confederate Divisions.

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  • <p>This image depicts the US Army on the Morris farm as they amassed 21 cannons to fight off the repeated Confederate advances.</p> <p>Depiction of US Army placement on the Morris farm during the battle including several cannons.</p>

Audio and video by Mark L. Bradley.

Video maps by Mark Anderson Moore from The Old North State at War: The North Carolina Civil War Atlas, North Carolina Historical Publications, 2015.