This Rag Tag Group of the Oppressed that Launched a Rebellion Against the Confederacy
This amazing bit of American history should be lauded a lot more than it is. The story of a former Confederate soldier turning against them and launching a strike against the group. “TIL after his father and brother were taken out by Confederate Home Guard, Henry Berry Lowrie led a band of American Indian, White, and African-American men in a guerrilla war against the Confederacy and later the upper class. He obtained a Robin Hood like status and vanished without a trace in 1872.” – Obscure Fact by Johnny_Banana18
After being pushed around by the Confederate Home Guard at home in Robeson County, North Carolina, Lowry had enough. He… “did away” with two guards, James P. Barnes on December 21, 1864, and James Brantley “Brant” Harris on January 15, 1865. Unfortunately, his retaliation had consequences. The Home Guard linked the attacks to his family and unjustly and quickly tried, convicted, and terminated his brother and father. This led to him forming a band of oppressed citizens to rebel against them. Henry Berry Lowry had gathered around him other Indian men who had tired of taking the mistreatment of whites. Along with this group, two African Americans and one white “buckskin” Scot joined what became known as the Lowry band. The band robbed rich white landowners, and Henry Berry Lowry became the “Robin Hood” of Robeson County.