{"id":405,"date":"2016-11-19T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=687"},"modified":"2022-05-19T09:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T13:00:15","slug":"thomas-legion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=405","title":{"rendered":"Thomas\u2019 Legion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the Civil War there were numerous local militias formed, but none quite like Thomas\u2019 Legion. Composed of Cherokee Indians and local Western North Carolina men led by the only white man to be made a Cherokee chief, Thomas\u2019 Legion, also known as Thomas\u2019 Legion of Indians and Highlanders or the 69th North Carolina Regiment, fought for the South throughout the southern Appalachians.  <\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of Thomas&#8217; Legion.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Audacy, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, IHeart Radio, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1484\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-405-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746849\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746849\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746849\/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\/49746849\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=405-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746849\/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>During the Civil War there were numerous local militias formed, but none quite like Thomas\u2019 Legion. 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