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{{ACWbattle

|name=Battle of Wyse Fork<br/><small>Wilcox's Bridge, Wise's Fork, Second Kinston<br/>Second Southwest Creek, Kelly's Mill Pond</small>

|name=Battle of Monroe's Crossroads<br/><small>Fayetteville Road, Blue's Farm </small>

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|begin=March 7, 1865

|begin=March 10, 1865

|end=March 10, 1865

|end=Same day

|place=Lenoir County, North Carolina

|place=Hoke County, North Carolina

|theater=Western Theater

|theater=Western Theater

|campaign=Carolinas Campaign

|campaign=Carolinas Campaign

|result=Union victory

|result=Inconclusive

|combatants1=

|combatants1=

|combatants2=

|combatants2=

|commanders1=[[John Schofield]]<br/>Major General, USA

|commanders1=[[Judson Kilpatrick]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA

|commanders2=[[Braxton Bragg]]<br/>General, CSA

|commanders2=[[Joseph Wheeler]]<br/>Major General, CSA<br/>[[Wade Hampton]]<br/>Lieutenant General, CSA

|strength1=12,000

|strength1=4,438

|strength2=8,500

|strength2=3,000

|casualties1='''1,101'''

|casualties1='''183'''

|casualties2='''1,500'''

|casualties2='''86'''

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Schofield planned to advance inland from Wilmington in February, at the same time assigning Maj. Gen. Jacob Cox to direct Union forces from New Berne toward Goldsboro. On March 7, Cox's advance was stopped by Hoke's and Hagood's divisions under Gen. Braxton Bragg's command at Southwest Creek below Kinston. On the 8th, the Confederates attempted to seize the initiative by attacking the Union flanks. After initial success, the Confederate attacks stalled because of faulty communications. On March 9, the Union forces were reinforced and beat back Bragg's renewed attacks on the 10th after heavy fighting. Bragg withdrew across the Neuse River and was unable to prevent the fall of Kinston on March 14. (''NPS summary'')

As Sherman's army advanced into North Carolina, Kilpatrick's Cavalry Division screened its left flank. On the evening of March 9, two of Kilpatrick's brigades encamped near the Charles Monroe House in Cumberland (now Hoke) County. Early on the 10th, Confederate cavalry under the command of Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton surprised the Federals in their camps, driving them back in confusion and capturing wagons and artillery. The Federals regrouped and counterattacked, regaining their artillery and camps after a desperate fight. With Union reinforcements on the way, the Confederates withdrew. (''NPS summary'')

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