Ellerslie (Linden, North Carolina)

Ellerslie is a historic plantation house located near Linden, Cumberland County, North Carolina.

During the American Civil War, the Ellerslie Plantation was used at separate times to quarter both Confederate and Union troops.

Sherman’s army reached Fayetteville the day before, and at 9 o’clock Sunday morning, a party of raiders rushed in upon our peaceful home.

They threatened [my husband’s] life repeatedly and one ruffian galloped up to the door and pulled out his matches to fire the house.

This article about a property in Cumberland County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.

Fireplace in Ellerslie Plantation, NC. Saber of Lieut. Alexander Elliot rests on mantle.