Hunted in East Tennessee: The True Story of Robert A. Ragan

Podcast: Stories of Appalachia · Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins

Opublikowano: 2026-10-03

This week Steve and Rod share the true survival story of Captain Robert A. Ragan. A schoolteacher and Union supporter from Cocke County in East Tennessee, Ragan was forced into hiding for 18 months after Confederate soldiers dragged him from his classroom. Living as a fugitive in the mountain wilderness, Ragan survived close encounters with rebel patrols, a brutal foot injury, and near-executions. He went on to become a mountain "pilot," guiding hundreds of Unionists across enemy lines into Kentucky, through a perilous sprint across Powell Valley. It’s another one of the Stories of App...