There was no real Battle of Frogtown. There was one skirmish in the Civil War in Macon County, and it is called the Battle of Iotla Ford. The Macon Historical Association has the story on that, and Digital Heritage has a short history of the Yankee Sympathizer George Kirk, who was to plague North Carolina for years.
Here are a few photos depicting the beginning of the Battle of Frogtown by Civil War reenactors:
That's all for right now. I'll put the rest of it up tomorrow, and many more photos from the 6th Annual Franklin Folk Festival put on by the Folk Heritage Association of Macon County.
Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:25:00 AM
history returns to life... nice job, Bobby!
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