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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1887

Page

11

Red Acorn Continues Siege on Kentucky Mountain Front

Fortner and group avert a Confederate wagon raid on a moonlit Kentucky ridge. After brutal skirmishes, Aunt Debby and the riders rally, rescuing prisoners and securing plunder. Fortner outmaneuvers pursuit with stealth shot, then joins cousins to rest in a cave as dawn nears.

Aunt Debby Fortner Debby Abe Bolton Abe Bolton Edwards Harry Glen Glen Stone Kentucky Harry Joel Spriggs Laurel County Joel Portner Pete Hoskins Lincolnite Cap'n Kent Edwards Kent London Zollicoffer Laurel Bridge Wildcat Gap Solomon Wildcat Confederacy United States Arizona Thority

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