Stoneman's Raid Marker

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Morganton in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stoneman's Raid

By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009

1. Stoneman's Raid Marker

Inscription. On their raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry skirmished with Confederates near here on April 17, 1865.

Erected 2005 by North Carolina Office of Archive and History. (Marker Number N 13.)

Location. 35° 46.237′ N, 81° 41.464′ W. Marker is in Morganton, North Carolina, in Burke County. Marker is on Lenoir Road (North Carolina Route 16) 0.2 miles north of Sanford Drive (County Route 64), in the median. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morganton NC 28655, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Morganton (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); N.C. School for the Deaf (approx. 2.8 miles away); Historic Valdese Foundation Heritage Millennium Clock Tower (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Waldensian Colony (approx. 7.5 miles away); Waldenses (approx. 7.5 miles away); Valdese Centennial Park (approx. 7.5 miles away); Rutherford College (approx. 9.4 miles away); a different marker also named Rutherford College (approx. 9.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Morganton.

By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009

2. Stoneman's Raid Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 728 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.