Ellis, Daniel. Thrilling Adventures of Daniel Ellis, The Great Union Guide of East . New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867.

Biographical background, 7-14 Jefferson Davis and the rebellion, 15-26 Unionist troubles in , 27 Bridge burning, pursued by Confederates, 27-30 Formed company of mounted scouts, 30 Captured as a bridge burner, 31 Escape to the mountains, 37ff Scouting in the mountains, 45ff Unionist guidance, 46 Sore feet, 47 General Carter, 50-51 refugees, 54 2nd Tennessee Infantry, 56 Deaths in prison, 56 Storm, 56-58 Traveling at night, 58ff 4th Tennessee Infantry, 62 Starving scouts, 66-67 Shelters, 68 Piloted group safely to , 69 Journey back home, 72ff Found more men who needed to go to Kentucky, 73-74 Crossing a river, 73 Clinch Mountain, snow, 76 Crossing a river, Confederate soldiers, moccasins, 79-82 Boasting Confederates, 83-85 Crossing Cumberland Mountain, Powell’s River, on way to Kentucky, 87 Confederate hunting Unionists, 90 Traveling to Kentucky, 91 Worries about being hanged by Confederates, 93 Clinch River, 93 Harland County, Kentucky, 98 Going back home, 91ff Hiding, cold, 100-1 Crossing the Holston River, 102-3 Hiding from Confederates in a house, 103 Danger for Unionists in Carter County, 105 Confederates hang Unionists, 107-110 Left for Kentucky with a large group, 111-118 Hiding place, 112 Started for home, March 1863, 119 Unionists rejoice at his return, 121 Many Confederate soldiers in Carter and Johnson counties, 122

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Large group to start for Kentucky, 123ff Rain, 124 Crossing Clinch Mountain, 129 Confederate family, dogs, 132 Had supper, paid for it, bought some bacon, 133-34 Lexington, 144-45 Returning home from Louisville, 145ff Indians, 147 Another trip to Kentucky, June 1863, hunger, 150-60 June 1863 going home again, 161-62 Sets out with large group for Kentucky, 163ff Hiding in a thicket, 163-64 Crossing Holston River by canoe, 164-65 Fired on by Confederates, 165 Hunger, 169 Louisville, 4th Tennessee Infantry, 171 Returning home, July 1863, 172-79 Could see Confederate campfires, 173 Trip to Kentucky, July 1863, 180ff Exhausted men, 181-82 Traveling back to East Tennessee, 184 Three bodies hanging, putrefying, Unionists hung by Confederates, 185-87 Large group waiting to start for Kentucky, 191 Started for Kentucky, August 1863, 192ff White Oak Flats hiding place, 192 Took off clothes and crossed Holston River, 193 Houses and dogs, 196 Poorly clothes women, food, 199 Leaving Manchester with East Tennesseans under Burnside, 201 Welcome by Unionist along railroad, women, 202-3 Greeneville, 203-4 Longstreet, Confederate gangs, 206 Trip of Knoxville, 208ff Wading creek, 209 Shelton Laurel, 209 Old Unionist, 210-11 Crossing French Broad River, help from young black man, 211-12 Trip back home, 215- Confederates had murdered woman’s husband, 215 God’s vengeance, 215-16 Chucky River, 218-19 Taking a second group to Knoxville, 220 Difficulty of the mountain, 220-21 Murder of a woman’s husband by Confederates, 226 Snow, 227 Being pursued by Confederates, 227ff

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Woman, Confederates robbed house, 232 Train to Nashville,, 233-34 Taking money and letters back from Nashville to East Tennessee, thinking of vengeance, 237-40 13th Tennessee Cavalry, 241 Third company to Knoxville, March 1864, 241ff Feared facing veteran Confederates, 242 Canoe, Chucky River, 243 Company fled, three blacks in the company, 244 Carrying letters, Russellville, 248 Confederates watching his movements, reward on his life, 249-50 Heading north pursued by Confederates, 251ff Worries about families back home and Confederate depredations, 252-53 Found Federal soldiers at Russellville, 255 Soldier letters, 256-57 Return home, 258ff Outraged at Confederate treatment of women, 262 Confederate guerrillas, 263-67 Avoid a clash of arms, many in party frightened, 269 Hard travel, stiff and sore, stumbling men, 271-72 From Knoxville home through the mountains, 275-80 Confederate guerillas robbing and plundering, defending against them, Confederate soldiers,, 281-88 Confederate home guards, Johnson County, fires, murders, 289-98 Guerrillas burning Unionist houses in Carter and Johnson Counties, ringleader killed, 299-305 General Gillem and Union cavalry, John Hunt Morgan, hid from Confederates, home guards, 306 Confederate company, December 1864, had shirts made from dresses, 321 Murdering prisoners, the boneyard, 322-27 Unionists being killed in Carter County, Confederates took no prisoners, 328-36 Captain R. C. Bozen comes into Carter County from Virginia with his men, robbers, murderers, 337-46 Bozen and his men strung up a young boy repeatedly, whipped him, three men tied to together and murdered, 347-51 Going through the lines with Union soldiers, escaping Unionist, January 1865, Albert Richardson, New York Tribune, 352ff Woman helps them spy out a bridge, 357-58 Joined 13th Tennessee, returned home to recruit, 360-62 Took horses, prisoners, 365 Mistreatment of Unionist women, 367-68 Hill and mountains filled with escaped prisoners and deserters, 269 Led a motley company in February 1865, 371ff 13th Tennessee Cavalry detachment to return to Carter County, 377ff Shelton Laurel, 379-80 Confederates in a log barn, captured arms and prisoners, 385-88 General Tillson, 396ff Capturing Confederates, 398ff

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Shelton Laurel Massacre, 408-420 Ashville, end of the war, 421-30

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