Entries Containing All of the Phrases «hertford county» AND «north carolina»

By Dave Twamley, July 17, 2010

Burning of Winton Marker

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► North Carolina, Hertford County, Winton — Burning of Winton — "Fire… accompanied the sword" — Coastal Expeditions — Reported permanently removed

After Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside captured Roanoke Island in February 1862, he decided to "sweep Albemarle Sound clean of [Confederate] defenses," establish inland bases of operation, and encourage eastern North Carolina Unionists. Winton, the . . . — — Map (db m43431) HM

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2 ► North Carolina, Hertford County, Winton — Burning of Winton — "Fire has accompanied the sword" —

If you had been standing here on the afternoon of February 19, 1862, watching a Union gunboat approach the Winton dock, you would have been stunned when cannon and musket fire erupted from the heights behind you. Commander Stephen C. Rowan's . . . — — Map (db m276460) HM

3 ► Tennessee, Sumner County, Cottontown — 3B 45 — Bridal House —

In 1795, Thomas Cotton founded Cottontown. He had been a captain of Hertford County, North Carolina Militia during the revolution. In 1819 Moore Cotton, son of Thomas, built Bridal House for his only daughter, Elizabeth. The House . . . — — Map (db m148023) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.