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	{{AFC submission\|\|\|ts=20120414131109\|u=Bennettplace1865\|ns=5}}The '''Battle of Averasboro''' was fought March 16–17 1865 around the village of ] during the ] of the ]. Confederate forces under the command of General ] entrenched around the village of Averasboro just north of ] in order to make a brief delaying defense against advancing Federal armies under teh command of Major General ]. Although it was not a heavily contested engagement it resulted in some 682 Union casualties and some 500 Confederate. More importantly it provided General ] time to rebuild the Army of Tennessee and prepare its final stand at the ]. Following these major battles, the Confederates fought a final withdrawing action in the town of Morrisville Station where they were forced in retreat toward ]. Following these battles in North Carolina General Johnston sent a courier to the Federal encampments at Morrisville with a message to Major General Sherman requesting a conference to discuss an armistice. Several days later the two generals met at ] on April 17, 1865 to begin discussing the terms of what would become the largest surrender of the American Civil War. <ref>http://www.averasboro.com/History/SignificanceandEvents/tabid/90/Default.aspx</ref>
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