Download or read book The 1865 Stoneman s Raid Ends written by Joshua Beau Blackwell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-21 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic story of the cavalrymen tasked with capturing Jefferson Davis, and the terror and plunder that followed. In the spring of 1865, George Stoneman’s cavalry division departed Salisbury, North Carolina, with one objective in mind: returning home. However, after the collapse of the Confederacy, the mounted division was ordered to apprehend the exiled Confederate president Jefferson Davis, even if it meant “follow[ing] him to the ends of the earth.” By May, the raid had transformed into an uphill struggle of frustration, pillage, revenge, terror and wavering loyalty to the flag as the troopers crashed down on the civilian populations that lay in their path with demonical ferocity. Taking into account local folklore and traditions surrounding the raid, historian Beau Blackwell follows the column’s course as it sacks the city of Asheville, canvasses the Palmetto State, plunders Greenville, terrorizes Anderson, and ultimately tramples the soil of Georgia. Includes illustrations
Download or read book Stoneman s Raid 1865 written by Chris J. Hartley and published by John F. Blair, Publisher. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1865, Federal major general George Stoneman launched a cavalry raid deep into the heart of the Confederacy. Despite its geographic scope, Stonemans 1865 raid failed in its primary goal of helping to end the war. Based on exhaustive research in thirty-four repositories in twelve states and from more than 200 books and newspapers, Hartleys book tells the complete story of Stonemans 1865 raid for the first time.
Download or read book The 1865 Stoneman s Raid Begins Leave Nothing for the Rebellion to Stand Upon written by Joshua Beau Blackwell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Striking out from Knoxville, Tennessee in late March of 1865, Major General George Stoneman unleashed his cavalry division upon Southern Appalachia intent on "leaving nothing for the Rebellion to stand upon." The raiders wreaked havoc on government stores, civilian property and indispensable infrastructure, dashing all hope for the dying Confederacy's stand on the rugged peaks of the Blue Ridge. They eventually trampled through five southern states, reduced to ashes one of the last major prisons in the south and helped pursue the renegade president. But much more than wanton destruction, their story is one of hardship, redemption and retribution. Taking into account the local folklore of the Raid, this volume traces the column's course as it departed Tennessee, penetrated Southwestern Virginia and stormed the North Carolina Piedmont.
Download or read book The 1865 Stoneman Raid Ends written by Joshua Beau Blackwell and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1865, George Stoneman's cavalry division departed Salisbury, North Carolina, with one objective in mind: returning home. However, after the collapse of the Confederacy, the mounted division was ordered to apprehend the exiled Confederate president Jefferson Davis, even if it meant "follow[ing] him to the ends of the earth." By May, the raid had transformed into an uphill struggle of frustration, pillage, revenge, terror and wavering loyalty to the flag as the troopers crashed down on the civilian populations that lay in their path with demonical ferocity. "Hiking into account local folklore and traditions of the raid, historian Beau Blackwell follows the column's course as it sacks the city of Asheville, canvasses the Palmetto State, plunders Greenville, terrorizes Anderson and ultimately tramples the soil of Georgia. Book jacket.
Download or read book The Stoneman Raid of 1865 written by Luther Stephen Trowbridge and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book George Stoneman s 1865 Cavalry Raid written by Chris J. Hartley and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stoneman s Last Raid written by Ina Woestemeyer Van Noppen and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Stoneman Raid of 1865 written by Luther Stephen Trowbridge and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book George Stoneman written by Ben Fuller Fordney and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During an 1865 raid through North Carolina, Major General George Stoneman missed capturing the fleeing Jefferson Davis only by a matter of hours, timing somewhat typical of Stoneman's life and career. This biography provides an in-depth look at the life and military career of Major General George Stoneman, beginning with his participation in the 2,000-mile march of the Mormon Battalion and other western expeditions. The main body of the work focuses on his Civil War service, during which he directed the progress of the Union cavalry and led several pivotal raids on Confederate forces. In spite of Stoneman's postwar career as military governor of Virginia and governor of California, his life was marked by his inability to reach ultimate success in war or politics, necessitating a discussion of his weaknesses as well as his achievements as a commander and a politician. Period photographs are included.
Download or read book Stoneman at Chancellorsville written by Ben Fuller Fordney and published by White Mane Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Fuller Fordney's Stoneman at Chancellorsville is the first comprehensive history to recognize the full impact of what, until now, was viewed simply as an offshoot of Joseph Hooker's Chancellorsville offensive. Valuable to the Army of the Potomac for both its morale-boosting and experience-gaining-aspects, Stoneman's raid ranks as one of the significant precursors to the turning point of the War in the East. It accomplished much more than hitherto believed, diverting George Pickett and John Bell Hood from where Robert E.
Download or read book I Owe the Confederacy a Debt I Am Anxious to Liquidate written by Thomas Perry and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian Thomas D. Perry tells the story of George Stoneman's Raid Through Patrick, Henry, and Surry Counties in North Carolina and Viginia in April 1865 at the end of the American Civil War.
Download or read book Stoneman s Raid in North Carolina written by Junius Blake Goslen and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Civil War in North Carolina written by John G. Barrett and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1995-02-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven battles and seventy-three skirmishes were fought in North Carolina during the Civil War. Although the number of men involved in many of these engagements was comparatively small, the campaigns and battles themselves were crucial in the grand strate
Download or read book The Civil War in North Carolina written by John G. Barrett and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven battles and seventy-three skirmishes were fought in North Carolina during the Civil War. Although the number of men involved in many of these engagements was comparatively small, the campaigns and battles themselves were crucial in the grand strategy of the conflict and involved some of the most famous generals of the war. John Barrett presents the complete story of military engagements across the state, including the classical pitched battle of Bentonville, the siege of Fort Fisher, the amphibious campaigns on the coast, and cavalry sweeps such as Stoneman's raid. From and through North Carolina, men and supplies went to Lee's army in Virginia, making the Tar Heel state critical to Lee's ability to remain in the field during the closing months of the war, when the Union had cut off the West and Gulf South. This dependence upon North Carolina led to Stoneman's cavalry raid and Sherman's march through the state in 1865, the latter of which brought the horrors of total war and eventual defeat.
Download or read book Kirk s Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge written by Michael C. Hardy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the Southern Appalachian Mountains, no character was more loved or despised than Union officer George W. Kirk. He led a group of deserters on numerous raids between Tennessee and North Carolina in 1863. At Camp Vance in Morganton, Kirk's mounted raiders showcased guerrilla warfare penetrating deep within Confederate territory. As Home Guards struggled to keep Western North Carolina communities safe, Kirk's men brought fear throughout the region for their ability to strike and create havoc without warning. Civil War historian Michael C. Hardy examines the infamous history of George W. Kirk and the Civil War along the Blue Ridge."--provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Last Great Stoneman Raid written by William Bushong and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battle of Mount Pilot written by Thomas D Perry and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas D. "Tom" Perry, author of Beyond Mayberry: A Memoir of Andy Griffith and Mount Airy North Carolina, tells the fictional tale of The Battle of Mount Pilot. This book is Mayberry Fan Fiction, based on the real life story of George Stoneman's 1865 Raid at the end of the American Civil War through Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina, Andy Griffith's real life family in the War Between The States, and some characters and stories familiar to those who watch The Andy Griffith Show. This book tells the fictional story of how Pilot Mountain once had two knobs before a battle caused one of the knobs to be blown off the mountain based on an idea from a photoshopped image from Ron Leonard of Carroll County, Virginia.
