NC Civil War Help.

larrydoodoo

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Randolph Co, North Carolina
hello all,
research, research and more research. Thats all i do. im looking for some Civil War locations in or around my area. I live in Randolph County, and not much went on, as far as the CW goes. My job is mobile, so i can go anywhere in the piedmont region. Just asking if anyone would happen to know any camps that that i may be able to swing a little at. Ive searched "Stoneman's Raid", but im having issues pinpointing old roads. Im in it for the history. I really appreciate any information anyone could give me.
 
I find old maps and then begin by lining up landmarks. Creeks, rivers, old churches, the contour of the mountain sides can all be close to where they were originally. Open a tab with the old map, and then open google maps with the terrain setting on and find corresponding landmarks.

I will say that not all cartographers are equal and sometimes scale and placement of things is not always accurate.

I tend to hunt for sites as if they are campaigns, getting permissions in a line along where the sites could possibly be.

https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-maps/?q=north+carolina

https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-maps/?q=stonemans+raid
 
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