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CHAPTER I. |
The purpose
of this History.—To rescue from oblivion
the names of the Heroes and Heroines of
Johnson and Carter Counties during the
Civil War, and perpetuate the memory of
the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry and the
gallant Third Brigade. |
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CHAPTER II. |
East
Tennessee.—Scenery, Soil and
Climate.—Heroism of Her Sons in Former
Wars.—Their Prowess on Every
Battlefield. There Happy Homes and
Contented Lives |
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CHAPTER III. |
The Civil
War, Its Causes, briefly Told.—Slavery
and State-Rights.—Election of i860.—Mr.
Lincoln.—The "Star of the
West."—Preparations for War.—Fort Sumter
Fired On.—States Secede |
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CHAPTER IV. |
Excitement
over Fall of Fort Sumter.—How the News
was Received.—Military League
Formed.—Proceedings of Knoxville and
Greeneville Conventions.—Names of
Delegates.—Johnson and Nelson.—The State
Secedes.—Vote in Carter and Johnson
Counties.—Intimidation and Persecution.
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CHAPTER V. |
Reasons for
Loyalty of East Tennessee.—Number of
Troops in Federal Army.—How It May Have
Affected Final Results of the War.
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CHAPTER VI. |
Bitter
Feelings Aroused Between Unionists and
Secessionists. Union Men
Defiant.—Leaders Threatened.—They go
North. Names of Local Leaders.—Rebel
Troons Brought In.—Names of Union Men
Reported to Confederate
Authorities.—Bitterness More
Intense.—Militia Called
Out.—Proclamation Ignored by Union
Men.—They Organize for Self-Protection
and to Aid the Government. |
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CHAPTER VII. |
Bridge
Burning.—Official Correspondence in
Regard to It. The Plans, How Carried
Out.—W. B. Carter, Gen. S. P. Carter and
Gen. Thomas.—Col. Dan. Stover.—Names of
Men Who Burned the Bridge at Zollicoffer
and Particulars of the Brave Deed.
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CHAPTER
VIII. |
Carter
County Rebellion.—Organized to Protect
Bridge Burners and Union
Leaders.—Organized at Col. N. G.
Taylor's Residence.—Names of
Officers.--Fight at Taylor's Ford.—The
Unionists Victorious.—Amusing
Incidents.— "Army" Falls Back to Clark's
Springs, Where Col. John Sevier's Men
Took Their "Mid-day Lunch" on Their Way
to King's Mountain, September 26,
1780.—Army at Elizabethton.—At Doe River
Cove.—How it Was Fed.—Dispersed by
Leadbetter. |
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CHAPTER IX. |
Situation
After the Bridge-Burning and
Rebellion.—Union Men Arrested and
Imprisoned.—Hatred of Southern Press and
People Toward Them.—They Flee to the
Mountains and to Kentucky.—Their
Suffering and Persecution.—Martial Law
Declared.—Provost Marshals
Appointed.—How Union Men Concealed
Themselves. |
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CHAPTER X. |
Sentiments
of Affection and Brotherhood Among Loyal
People.—Expectations of Federal
Aid.—Their Disappointments.—Gen. G. W.
Morgan at Cumberland Gap.—East Tennessee
Regiments in His Command.—Col. Hayne's
Eulogy on East Tennessee.—East Tennessee
the Scene of Many Tragedies |
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CHAPTER XI. |
Carter's
Raid Into East Tennessee.—Burning the
Bridge at Zollicoffer.—Fight at Carter's
Depot and Burning of the Bridge at That
Place.—Personal Mention of Gen. S. P.
Carter, Col. J. P. T. Carter and Capt.
G. 0. Collins—Changed Conditions Since
the War Began—Rye and Spice Wood Used
for Coffee and Tea. |
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CHAPTER XII. |
Gen.
Burnside in East Tennessee—Rejoicing of
the Union People.—Advance to
Bristol.—Col. John K. Miller and CoL R.
R. Butler Authorized to Raise Federal
Regiments—Longstreet's Advance Upon
Knoxville—Federal Troops Fall
Back,—Recruits Fall Back With the
Army.—Strawberry Plains.—Organization of
the Regiment.—Field and Staff.— Death of
Lieut-Col. A. D. Smith.—R. R. Butler
Becomes Lieut.-Col.—Siege of Knoxville.
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CHAPTER
XIII. |
March to
Camp Nelson.—Without Shelter or
Rations.— Much Suffering and Hardships
on the Way.—Mid-Winter Cold and Rain and
Snow.—Towns Passed Through.—Incidents on
the Way.—Our Appearance. |
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CHAPTER XIV. |
At Camp
Nelson.—Major Doughty's Detachment joins
the Regiment.—Cold New Year's
Day.—Oliver McClellan and Others Frozen
to Death.—Rigiment Clothed.—Mounted,
Fully Equipped and Paid Off.—Improved
Appearance of Officers and Men.—Death of
Capt. Luttrell.—Ordered to
Nashville.—Fight Guerrillas Through
Kentucky—Arrival at Nashville
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CHAPTER XV. |
At Camp
Gillem—Camp and Guard Duty.—Religious
Service.—Drill and Discipline.—East
Tennessee Refugees—Dan Ellis in
Camp.—Gov. Brownlow and Gen. S. P.
Carter Visit the Regiment —Small-pox and
Measles.—Many Deaths in the
Regiment.—Move to Camp Catlett —Brigade
Organized. |
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CHAPTER XVI. |
At
Gallatin.—Lieut.-Col. Butler Resigns.—W.
H. Ingerton Appointed Lieut.-Col.—Proves
to be a Most Efficient Officer. Drill
and Discipline.—Dan Ellis Again Visits
the Regiment. Brings Recruits and
Letters From Home.—Accounts of Distress
in East Tennessee.-4th of July at
Gallatin.—Gov. Johnson in Camp.—Regiment
Again Paid Off.—Life in Camp. Brigade
Detached for Special Service in East
Tennessee.— Designated "Third Brigade,
Governor's Guard."—Gen. Gillem.—He is
Assigned to Command of the Forces in E.
Tenn. Gov. Johnson's Orders.—Brigade
Ordered to E. Tenn. |
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CHAPTER
XVII. |
March Across
the Mountains.—On Towards Home.—First
Skirmish With the Enemy at
Rogersville.—Sharp Fighting at Blue
Springs and Greeneville.—Wheeler's
Cavalry.—Fight at Rice's Gap.—Enemy
Defeated.—Col. Miller, Lt.-Col.
Ingerton, Lt.-Col. Brownlow, Major
Newell and Lt. Patterson Complimented
for Gallantry by Gen. Gillem.
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CHAPTER
XVIII. |
Fight at
Greeneville, Tenn.—Death of the Famous
Raider, Gen. John H. Morgan.—The Facts
Told by Eye-Witnesses and Participants
in the Affair.—Proof That Gen. Morgan
Was Killed While Attempting to Make His
Escape and While Firing on His
Pursuers.—The Fabulous Stories That He
Was Betrayed by a Woman and Murdered
After He Had Surrendered
Disproved.—Andrew Campbell His
Slayer—The History of the Affair
Corrected in Many Particulars
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CHAPTER XIX. |
Further
Comments on the Death of Gen.
Morgan.—Extract From Lee's History.—The
Statement Untrue.—Hon. A. B.. Wilson's
History of the Affair. |
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CHAPTER XX. |
Fight at
Lick Creek—Results in Defeat of a
Detachment of the Thirteenth Under Col.
Ingerton.—Our Officers and Men Display
the Greatest Gallantry in This
Engagement.—Retreat After Severe
Loss.—Brigade Advances.—Robert Pride
Killed At Jonesboro.—W. B. C. Smith
Captured at Johnson City. Fighting
Between Johnson City and Carter's
Depot.—Charge at the Latter Place.—Col.
Miller's and Lt. Angel's Horses
Shot.—Enemy Defeated.—The 9th Tenn.
Cavalry.—Col. S. K. N. Patton Joins the
Brigade at Leadvale.—Another Retrogade.—Our
Rear Threatened.—Brigade Advances.—Fight
at Panther Springs.—Gallant Charge at
Morristown.—Enemy Routed |
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CHAPTER XXI. |
Bull's Gap
Stampede.—Full Particulars.—Result of
Jealousy Between Commanding
Officers.—Gen. Ammen Censured.— Heavy
Loss of the 3rd Brigade.—Brave Defense
of the Gap Before the Stampede
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CHAPTER
XXII. |
After the
Stampede.—Brigade Shows no
Demoralization.— Death of Col. Ingerton.—B.
P. Stacy Appointed Lt.-Col. and Assumes
Command of Regiment.—Many Changes in
Officers.—Camp-Life at Cantonment
Springs.—Preparing for a Winter
Campaign. |
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CHAPTER
XXIII. |
First
Stoneman Raid Into Southwest
Virginia.—Cold °Weather and Hard
Marching—Fights at Rogersville and
Kingsport. —Death of Capt. Jas. B. Wyatt
at Abingdon.— Pursuit of Gen.
Vaughn.—Fight in Marion Before
Day-Light. Death of Capt. Wm. M. Gourley—Fight
at Mt. Arie.—At Saltville.—Gallant
Charge and Capture of Fort
Breckenridge.—Regiment Complimented by
Gen. Stoneman—Suffering From Cold and
Hard Marching.—Return to Knoxville.— In
Winter Quarters—Social Life at Knoxville
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CHAPTER
XXIV. |
Stoneman's
Second Raid Into Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia—Fight at Wytheville, Va., and
Salisbury, N. C.—Pursuit of President
Davis.—Destruction of Confederate
Stores.—The Armistice.—Return to
Tennessee.— At Lenoirs Station. |
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CHAPTER XXV. |
At Lenoirs
and Sweetwater.—Last Move to Knoxville.—
Closing Scenes.—Muster-Out—Goodby's—Observation
on Army Life.—Summary of Service.
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CHAPTER
XXVI. |
Personal
Sketch of Each Officer of the Regiment,
Giving the Part He Took in the
Bridge-Burning, the Carter County
Rebellion or Other Service, Together
With the Pictures of as Many Officers as
We Are Able to Get, With the Military
History of Each One. |
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CHAPTER
XXVII. |
A Brief
Outline of the Numerous Tragedies That
Occurred :in Carter and Johnson Counties
During the Civil War, Giving Date and
Circumstances Attending Them as Far as
Possible- |
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CHAPTER
XXVIII. |
The Heroes
and Heroines of Carter and Johnson
Counties in the Civil War |
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CHAPTER
XXIX. |
A Sketch of
Daniel Ellis' Adventures as Union Pilot,
With Many Thrilling Adventures and
Hair-Breadth Escapes of This Brave and
Daring Scout and Pilot Who Took More
Than 4000 Men Into the Federal Army From
East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and
Western North Carolina, and Whose Name
is Familiar to Thousands of Union
Veterans All Over the United States. |
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The
many photos and complete roster of 13th
Regiment will follow. |
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