Civil War

SHERMAN'S MARCH

Kilpatrick's Cavalry, a part of Sherman's army marching from Savannah to Goldsboro, passed through Wadesboro, March 3-5, 1865.

K-14Anson County

Where it stands. US 52 S at SR 1840 (Air National Guard Rd.) in Wadesboro

The Civil War

But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

Andrew JacksonFarewell Address, (4 March 1837), recalling what, by then, had reached the status of a proverb.Born in Waxhaws, 40 mi from here. Carolina Quotes record

Photograph from Wadesboro, Anson County, 1938 — Wadesboro, Anson County, 1938. Marion Post Wolcott. Library of Congress, public domain.

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