Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stoneman's Raid

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008

1. Stoneman's Raid Marker

Inscription. On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry occupied Asheville on April 26, 1865.

Erected 1988 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1775.

Location. 35° 33.298′ N, 82° 32.33′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. Marker is on Hendersonville Road (U.S. 25). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rutherford Trace (approx. 0.7 miles away); The County of Buncombe (approx. 0.9 miles away); Biltmore House (approx. 0.9 miles away); George Vanderbilt's Biltmore (approx. 0.9 miles away); Flood of 1916 (approx. one mile away); First in Forestry (approx. 1.2 miles away); Frederick Law Olmsted & the Approach Road (approx. 1.2 miles away); Biltmore: A Collaboration (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.

Regarding Stoneman's Raid. In March 1865, toward the end of the Civil War, Union Gen. George Stoneman led

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nearly 6,000 cavalrymen through the western portion of North Carolina and southwestern Virginia from Tennessee in what is known as Stoneman's Raid.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008

2. Stoneman's Raid Marker

Biltmore School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008

3. Biltmore School

The marker is located in front of the Historical Biltmore School.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,139 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.