This is not a battle I've ever heard of before, but the April 6th Faytetteville Observer had an article about the March 29th observation of the Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina.
The Thomas H. Ruger Camp Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Robeson Rifles Guard Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans held a joint remembrance ceremony to honor the Union and Confederate cavalry killed at this battle fought March 10, 1865, on the grounds of present-day Fort Bragg.
Confederate cavalry under Gen. Wade Hampton attacked a Union cavalry under Gen. Hugh Kilpatrick and captured it. However, the Union troops rallied an recaptured it after a three hour fight. The Confederates withdrew with 200 dead and dying and it did delay the Union capture of Fayetteville by a day.
A Lot of Dead to Get an Extra Day. --The Old B-R'er
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