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In 1864, George D. Prentice, editor of the pro-Union Louisville Daily Journal, created the persona of Sue Mundy, a Civil War guerrilla who was in actuality a young man named Marcellus Jerome Clarke. This volume offers an in-depth, historically accurate account of Clarke's exploits in Kentucky during the Civil War. The work begins with a summary of Kentucky's prewar position: primarily pro-Union yet decidedly anti-Lincoln. The author then discusses the ways in which this paradox gave rise to the guerrilla threat that terrorized Kentuckians during the final years of the war. Special emphasis is placed on previously unknown facts, names and deeds with dialogue taken directly from testimony in court-martial proceedings. While the main focus of the work is Clarke himself, other perpetrators of guerrilla warfare including William Clarke Quantrill, Sam Berry and Henry Magruder are also covered, as are guerrilla hunters Edwin Terrell and James Bridgewater. Previously unpublished photographs accompany this fascinating Civil War history.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by James M. Prichard
Preface
Introduction
1. Riding with the Thunderbolt
2. Lighting the Fire of Reprisal
3. Scattered Like a Covey of Quail
4. The Battle Flag Flies High
5. Workin' on the Railroad
6. Guerrillas, Guerrillas Everywhere
7. The Creation of Sue Mundy
8. The Fatal Rumor
9. No Mercy for the Messenger
10. The Warrior Wardrobe
11. Rome Meets Mollie
12. In Search of Fast Horses
13. Trial by the Gun
14. A Visit to Mackville
15. An Eye for An Eye
16. The Ride of Death
17. The Springfield Raid
18. Deathly Cold on Salt River
19. A Guerrilla Christmas
20. The Edward Caldwell Affair
21. Trouble at the Junction
22. A Battle in Bardstown
23. Quantrill's Disguise
24 The Simpsonville Massacre
25. Ed Terrell's Debatable Condition
26. Battle on the Little South Fork
27. Missourians' "True Grit" Tested
28. "He is not armed. He cannot hurt you much."
29. Battling the Hall's Gap Tigers
30. Not Enough Friendly Rebels
31. The Truth Is Revealed
32. "I Do Truly, Fondly and Forever Love You"
33. The Eagle's Claws Tighten
34. Lee Surrenders, Guerrillas Face Quandary
35. "Here They Come! Here They come!"
36. Terrell Kills the Blacksmith
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
