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Capt Daniel Ellis Famous memorial

Birth	:	30 Dec 1827 Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	6 Jan 1908 Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Burial	:	Öjeby Kyrkogård, Ojebyn, Piteå kommun, Sweden
Coordinate	:	65.3455660, 21.3933039
Description	:	Civil War Union Army Officer. A southern Unionist during the American Civil War, he became a "pilot," guiding some 4000 Unionists, Confederate deserters, prison escapees, slaves, and all manner of fugitives through the mountains of East Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky, to safety beyond the Union lines. While piloting, he recruited for several regiments, provided information on Confederate activities to Federal authorities, and maintained a mail service between mountain Unionists and their men in the Union army. With a reward on his head and constantly avoiding capture, he became known as "The Old Red Fox." Near the end of... Read More	Civil War Union Army Officer. A southern Unionist during the American Civil War, he became a "pilot," guiding some 4000 Unionists, Confederate deserters, prison escapees, slaves, and all manner of fugitives through the mountains of East Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky, to safety beyond the Union lines. While piloting, he recruited for several regiments, provided information on Confederate activities to Federal authorities, and maintained a mail service between mountain Unionists and their men in the Union army. With a reward on his head and constantly avoiding capture, he became known as "The Old Red Fox." Near the end of the war he formally joined the Union army as captain of Company A, 13th Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry. In 1867 Harper and Brothers published his war memoirs, "Thrilling Adventures of Daniel Ellis." He is buried in the family cemetery at 345 Garrison Hollow near Elizabethton, Tennessee.

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Capt Daniel Ellis Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Öjeby Kyrkogård, Ojebyn, Piteå kommun, Sweden.
When did Capt Daniel Ellis Famous memorial death?
Capt Daniel Ellis Famous memorial death on 6 Jan 1908 in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Capt Daniel Ellis Famous memorial's memorial?
Latitude: 65.3455660
Longitude: 21.3933039

Family Members:

Spouse

Martha Allen May Ellis

(1833 - 1924)

Children

Barbara Ellis Bowers

(1852 - 1936)

Daniel “Bud” Ellis Jr.

(1854 - 1934)

William Rhea “Bill” Ellis

(1856 - 1898)

Dr Joseph Hooker Ellis

(1863 - 1914)

Ulysses Simpson Grant “Uncle Grant” Ellis

(1866 - 1956)

Flowers:

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