{"id":3746,"date":"2025-12-05T21:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T01:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3746"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:58:07","slug":"moonshine-murder-and-legend-the-story-of-lewis-redmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3746","title":{"rendered":"Moonshine, Murder, and Legend: The Story of Lewis Redmond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Major Lewis Redmond\u2019s story sounds like it comes from a 19th century dime novel.\u00a0 He was a Carolina moonshiner, an outlaw and, thanks to actually being in some of those dime novels after the Civil War, a folk hero.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nHis killing of a U. S. Marshal led to a life on the run across North and South Carolina, making Redmond a legend.\u00a0 Today we tell his story.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBe sure to follow the Stories of Appalachia podcast on your favorite podcast app so you never miss a tale from the mountains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9411\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3746-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68740836\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68740836\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68740836\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68740836\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3746-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68740836\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major Lewis Redmond\u2019s story sounds like it comes from a 19th century dime novel.\u00a0 He was a Carolina moonshiner, an outlaw and, thanks to actually being in some of those dime novels after the Civil War, a folk hero. \u00a0 His killing of a U. 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