History has relegated the Battle of Wise's (Wyse) Forks, March 7-11, to little more than an insignificant skirmish during the final days of the Civil War. Indeed, most histories mention it not at all. Mark A. Smith's and Wade Sokolosky's "To Prepare for Sherman's Coming" The Battle of Wise's Forks, March 1865 erases this misconception and elevates this battle and its related operations to the historical status it deserves. By March 1865, the...
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