When the Civil War broke out in the 1860s, New Port attempted to remain neutral. The town was a consistent target of raids from both Union and Confederate soldiers. The owners of Beechwood Hall buried their silver and kept their horses in the basement to prevent them from being stolen.Nancy O'Neil, "Beechwood Hall — Through Sunlight and Shadows," Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter 12, no. 2 (Summer of 1986), 41. The residents of Cocke County eventually recruited a home guard to protect them from raids, which they based at the mouth of Indian Camp Creek, a few miles south of New Port.John Weaver, "Origins ." Newport Times, January 10, 1940. Retrieved: September 14, 2007.
When the Civil War broke out in the 1860s, New Port attempted to remain neutral. The town was a consistent target of raids from both Union and Confederate soldiers. The owners of Beechwood Hall buried their silver and kept their horses in the basement to prevent them from being stolen.Nancy O'Neil, "Beechwood Hall — Through Sunlight a!nd Shadows," Smoky Mountain Hi!storical Society Newsletter 12, no. 2 (Summer of 1986), 41. The residents of Cocke Coun?ty eventually recruited a home guard to protect them from raids, which they based at the mouth of Indian Camp Creek, a few miles south of New Port.John Weaver, "Origins ." Newport Times, January 10, 1940. Retrieved: September 14, 2007.