The Red Acorn Chapter X Continues in Retreat
Harry Glen is rescued by Unionist Long Jim Fortner as Confederate pursuers close in. They escape through woods to Little Rockassel ford, endure peril on Black Snake cliff, and hide at Aunt Debby Brill’s cabin. Debby tends them while Fortner recounts the night’s deeds and awaits safety.
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Harry
Harry Glen
Skeet Outen
Union
Zollicoffer
Barboursville
Long Jim Fortner
Rockassel Mountains
Delta
Wildcat
Fortner
Kentucky
Little Rockasselford
Rockassel Mountain
Little Rock Castle
Glen
Mars
Pag Ark Area Bn
Rockcastle Mountain
Scott
Rockassel
Debby Brill
Jess
Gabriel
Confederacy
Tige
Beauty
Bruno
Jim
Debby
Ole Zollicoffer
Garrard
Zach Taylor
Hary
Jim Fortner
Kunnel Garrard
Ska’cely
Deborah
Baal-Tamar
Aunt Debby
Bill Pennington
Cumberland Gap
Jesus
Sardis
Rachel
Robin Redbreast
Fortner’s Rifle Strikes Down Confederate Colonel
In dawn light Fortner fires from concealment and kills a Confederate colonel who draws his revolver. The horse rears, the rider collapses dead, as Harry’s musket and Confederate volleys scatter the rest into dark cedars.
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Fortner
Harry
Marvelous Day Event Hints in Faint Journal Snippet
Fragmentary OCR hints at a remarkable day with scattered phrases about Sears and a part of a larger event. The readable text offers no clear names, dates, places, or outcomes to confirm a specific story or linkage to a concrete incident.
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John McElroy
Andersonville
Derby Brill