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Battle of Blountville and Rheatown in Civil War narrative
A Confederate wounded corporal earns a hero’s praise then is mocked for bravado as steams through Blountville and Jonesboro. The narrator recalls sieges, ambushes, cavalry charges, artillery duels, and a chaotic march across Tennessee toward Knoxville and London with skirmishes at Blountville, Jonesboro, and Rheatown.
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Pitcher
Bristol
Blountville
Carter Station
Jonesboro
Zollicoffer
Holston
Watauga
Johnson Station
Tennessee Regiment
Tennessee
A. Tohany
Gyayback
America
Choosin
Asan
Zollichffer
Ind
Mt’d Inf
Court House
Bank
McMinville
Zollicoffer Road
Leesburg
Rheatown
Greenville
Tenn
Knoxville
New Market
Holston River
Fort Sanders
London
London Road
Conrad and
Lenoir
Tennessee River
Philadelphia
Sweetwater Creek
Lupton
Flint Creek
Pass Blains
Bean Station
Rogersville
Hait
Blue Springs
Shackelford
Rhestown
Maj
Tomkins
Vally
Leonard
Porcelatn