Danbury in Stokes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
—Confederate Lifeline —
During Stoneman’s occupation of the county, his men put the nearby Moratock Iron Works out of commission. The Confederacy relied on this and similar charcoal-fired furnaces to furnish iron for the foundries that produced cannons, swords, and rifles.
Stoneman soon received word of Lee’s surrender in Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s surrender near Durham, North Carolina, on April 23 effectively ended the war, and Stoneman led his men back to Tennessee.
Gen. George Stoneman was born in Lakewood, N.Y., on August 8, 1822. He graduated in 1846
(lower left) McCandless Hotel, ca. 1830. Nathaniel Moody constructed this tavern before 1860 to accommodate visitors to the mineral springs, and Dr. W.W. McCandless bought the Inn in 1870. Moody and John Pepper also built the nearby Moratock Iron Furnace, called “Moody’s Tunnel Iron Works,” in 1843.
(upper right) Gen. George Stoneman - Courtesy Library of Congress
Erected by North Carolina Civil War Trails.
Marker series. This marker is included in the North Carolina Civil War Trails marker series.
Location. 36° 24.569′ N, 80° 12.378′ W. Marker is in Danbury, North Carolina, in Stokes County. Marker is at the intersection of Courthouse Circle and Main Street (North Carolina Route 8/89), on the left when traveling north on Courthouse Circle. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Danbury NC 27016, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. Stokes County Troops C.S.A (a few steps from this marker); Stokes County World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Stoneman’s Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Stack-Bickett Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Gabriel Moore (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moratock Furnace (approx. 0.3 miles away); Moratock Iron Furnace (approx. half a mile away); Lewis David von Schweinitz (approx. 1.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Danbury.
Categories. • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil •
Credits. This page originally submitted on , by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on , by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016.