Kirk's Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge (Michael C. Hardy - UA) mug all the way through to

all the way through to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House in 1865

he has written articles on a variety of subjects for a number of magazines including "QST"

1864 Volume II

Michael Burlingame

Kirk's Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge (Michael C. Hardy - UA) mug all the way through toby Michael C Hardy (Author) In the Southern Appalachian Mountains, no character was more loved or despised than Union officer George W. Kirk. He led a group of deserters on numerous raids between Tennessee and North Carolina in 1863. At Camp Vance in Morganton, Kirk's mounted raiders showcased guerrilla warfare penetrating deep within Confederate territory. As Home Guards struggled to keep Western North Carolina communities safe, Kirk's men brought