The Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks. National Park Service
Following the Battle of Bentonville, Major General William T. Sherman's "Army Group" moved to Goldsboro, North Carolina. Here Sherman's troops rendezvoused with the force commanded by Major General John M. Schofield. After making arrangements to have his troops take a well merited rest, Sherman proceeded to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters at City Point, Virginia. At a meeting on March 27, Sherman explained the plan of operation which he had previously broached to Grant in a letter. Sherman state that in case it became necessary to bring his "Army Group" to the Petersburg front to encompass the defeat of the Confederates, he would be ready to march by April 10.