In this episode, we recount the turbulent summer of 1864 in Campbellton during the Civil War. From General Stoneman’s doomed raid and Sherman’s strategic moves to the deeply personal accounts of residents grappling with upheaval, we reveal how a once-peaceful town became a battleground. Hear how tactics, geography, and human resilience shaped this chapter of history.
About the podcast
This is not just the story of removal—it is the origin story of a region reborn in conflict, commerce, and change. It is a tale of survival, of river spirits and red clay, of cultures clashing and blending in the crucible of history. And it set the stage for what would come next: pioneers, counties, and a new chapter written not in tribal treaties, but in state charters and settlers’ hands, and culminating in the darkest chapter in history - the American Civil War.