. History of the Thirteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, [electronic resource]: including a narrative of the bridge burning, the Carter County rebellion, and the loyalty, heroism and suffering of the Union men and women of Carter and Johnson counties, Tennessee, during the Civil War : also a sketch of the adventures of Captain Daniel Ellis, the Union pilot, and the names of hundreds of brave men and women of these counties who performed brave deeds and noble acts of heroism for country and humanity . the coast was clear. The colored servant who occu-pied the kitchen usually ke
. History of the Thirteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, [electronic resource]: including a narrative of the bridge burning, the Carter County rebellion, and the loyalty, heroism and suffering of the Union men and women of Carter and Johnson counties, Tennessee, during the Civil War : also a sketch of the adventures of Captain Daniel Ellis, the Union pilot, and the names of hundreds of brave men and women of these counties who performed brave deeds and noble acts of heroism for country and humanity . the coast was clear. The colored servant who occu-pied the kitchen usually kept the cradle with the babe init over the cellar door. The kitchen floor was carpetedso the trap-door could not be seen. When soldiers cameto the house, which they frequently did, the servant wouldrock the cradle industriously and sing lullabys to theinfant to drown any noise the occupant of the cellar mightmake. In a similar manner Geo. W Ryan, who had been cap-tured and escaped from prison, was concealed under theresidence of W B. Carter for many weeks until he hadan opportunity to escape through the lines to Ken-tucky. These men and many others spent many weeks in thisway, fearing to cough or even draw a deep breath lestthey might be discovered and dragged to prison ordeath. Thus the dreary winter of 1861-2 moved along. ManyUnion men to avoid a worse fate joined the Confederatearmy, hoping to escape to the Federals at a later date;: X ^ o rn o P 3 W cs g M vi 10 O s - W > ►< KJ o 2. >c ft >£■° 3 to V)
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