Civil War
STONEMAN'S RAID
On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry passed through Rutherfordton, April 21, 1865.
O-10Rutherford County
Where it stands. North Washington at West 3rd, in Rutherfordton
Well I wish I could be like a bird in the sky/How sweet it would be/If I found I could fly/I'd soar to the sun/And look down at the sea/And I sing 'cause I know/How it feels to be free