George Stoneman

Works about George Stoneman

Album: The Band, The song, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, was inspired George Stoneman's raids into North Carolina and Virginia.

Y/M/D	Description	Association	Composition	Place	Locale	Food	Event
Y/M/D	Description	Association	Composition	Place	Locale	Food	Event
1863/03/00	General Stoneman leads Cavalry Corps deep into Robert E Lee's rear areas to destroy railroad lines and supplies. Although starting off strong, they quickly bogged down after crossing the Rapidan River.	Union					Battle of Chancellorsville
1865/04/00	Union Gen George Stoneman arrives in Salisbury, burns the prison and installs a wood fence built around the graves.	Union General		Salisbury National Cemetery	Salisbury
1865/04/00	Union General George Stoneman burns the outbuildings at Moratock Iron Furnace.	Union		Moratock Iron Furnace	Danbury
1865/04/02	In Virginia, General Stoneman destroys 150 miles of railroad track belonging to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.	Union
1865/04/12	General Stoneman and his Raiders capture Salisbury. Stoneman uses Hall as his headquarters. A cannon once used at Salisbury's Civil War Prison is at Hall House.	Headquarters		Hall House	Salisbury