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"In March 1865, General Stoneman left East Tennessee, moving by the turnpike leading from Taylorsville, Tenn through Watauga county to Deep Gap on the Blue Ridge." "On the 26th of March he entered Boone, N.C....".
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| Boone, North Carolina |
"During the march through this section of the State, Stoneman's men committed many depredations, and after leaving Wilkesboro a number of the lawless element of his command deserted." "These marauders were divided into two bands. One led by Simmons had its headquarters in the Brushy Mountains, and the other, led by Wade, had its headquarters near the Yadkin river in Wilkes county."
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| Yadkin River in North Carolina (LOC) |
"The house which Wade had chosen and fortified was situated near the road which leads from Wilkesboro to Lenoir...where valley road crosses the Yadkin river." "This house belonged to some dissolute women by the name of Hamby, and after Wade had fortified it the name by which it was known was Fort Hamby." [Source]
Note: We noticed a Fort Hamby historical marker near our campsite.
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