Monroe's Crossroads, Battle of

The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads (also known as the Battle of Fayetteville Road, and colloquially in the North as Kilpatrick's Shirttail Skedaddle) is a battle during the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on the grounds of the present day Fort Bragg Military Reservation.

Involving about 4,500 men, it pits mounted Confederate cavalry against dismounted Union cavalry.

It is one of the last all-cavalry battles of the Civil War.

The inconclusive fighting lasts for several hours early on the morning of March 10, 1865.

The Confederate attack delays the Federal cavalry's movement toward Fayetteville, denying Brevet Maj. Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick the honor of entering the town first.

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