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Sherman's Troops
in Robeson County
In March 1865 Sherman’s
troops entered Robeson County after
leaving a trail of destruction through
Georgia and South Carolina. While the
troops stay in the county last only
a few days their memories of the devastation
has continued to pass generation to
generation.
Here are some primary
sources concerning Sherman's troops
while in the county:
Lumber Bridge
Presbyterian Church
Legal
Document - War Claims
The
Robesonian - March 11, 1912 (1st
column near bottom of page)
The
Robesonian - March 23, 1914 (6th
column near top of the page)
The
Robesonian - March 4, 1915 (6th
column near bottom of the page)
Photograph of the
replacment churches (square building
on right was built 1868 and one with
steeple in 1903)
Aunt Becky (Annabella
McCallum McElyea):
The
Robesonian - March 18, 1909 (top
of page)
Photograph
of Aunt Becky
Conley/Cobb:
Account
of troops visit
Robeson Remembers
articles from the Robeson County History
Museum project:
Tragedy Strikes
The Grahams During Sherman’s Civil
War March Through Robeson County
Diary places Yankee
raid on Lumberton in perspective
When Sherman’s
troops invaded Robeson County
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