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

Stoneman's Raid

 
 
Stoneman's Raid Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed 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.)
 
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 1854.
 
Location. 35° 46.237′ N, 81° 41.464′ W. Marker is in Morganton, North Carolina, in Burke County. Marker is on Lenoir Road (State Highway 16) 0.2 miles north of Sanford Drive (County Route 64), in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morganton NC 28655, 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. Morganton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Native Americans in North Carolina's Western Piedmont (approx. one mile away); The Catawba Meadows Archaeology Site (approx. one mile away); General Daniel Morgan (approx. 1.6 miles away); Slades Chapel (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tod R. Caldwell (approx. 1.7 miles away); Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (approx. 1.7 miles away); Our Confederate Soldiers (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morganton.
 
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Stoneman's Raid Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
2. Stoneman's Raid Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,337 times since then and 12 times this year. 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.

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