Stoneman burns the depots at Salisbury
April 12, 1865, Salisbury, North Carolina.
- Date
- April 12, 1865
- Where
- Salisbury, North Carolina
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 169 of 174
Stoneman's troops destroyed several miles of track and the depots, warehouses, mills and arms collected at the rail hub, along with the vacated prison. Confederates held the long railroad bridge over the Yadkin River north of town.
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