The 3rd N.C. Mounted Infantry (Union) led by Col. George W, kirk, was composed of North Carolina Unionists. Their primary target was Morganton, N.C., the location of a railroad head and the Camp Vance Confederate training facility. After capturing them, they would proceed to Linville Falss on their way back.
They encountered Confederates led by William Waightstill Avery, grandson of Waightstill Avery, namesake of Avery County. The Confederates were defeated and Avery died from his wounds.
--Old Secesh
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