Union troops occupy Wilmington
February 22, 1865, Wilmington, North Carolina.
- Date
- February 22, 1865
- Where
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- What happened
- Captured
- Event
- 150 of 174
Confederates evacuated the city and Union troops entered it. Schofield began repairing the railroad from Wilmington toward Goldsboro to supply Sherman.
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