Final Glory
After Nashville in the early spring of 1865, the Confederate Army was discouraged; there was no hope for the cause. Hood resigned, and the Army went to Joseph Johnston again. The corps was re-organized again, with Stevenson, Clayton and Stovall in command of the divisions, and Johnson had been captured once again. The remnants of the Army were transferred to stop Sherman in the Carolinas, but II corps had a new commander, their best, D. H. Hill. At Bentonville, the Confederates were to assault an isolated Union force under Slocum, and the II Corps was to lead the spearhead in a flank attack. The attack drove the Union troops for miles, and they cheered "Nashville" and routed two divisions. Hill's leadership led Confederate arms to success, but due to Lee's surrender, the II Corps did as well with the small Army of Tennessee.
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