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Forrest’s men pursued the retreating Union army into Chattanooga and took hundreds of prisoners

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The regiment took part in the fight at Cumberland Gap and Tazewell but was not engaged when it moved into Kentucky

Gordon Blockade Runner Flag 3rd mississippi Florida Secession flagsThe Gordon was a 177' side wheeler built in New York in 1851. She was first owned by a stock company that used her as a privateer. The Gordon was one of only two privateers By the end of that ran the blockade to undertake their raids. By the end of August 1861 they both had returned to port, their privateering days ended by Union vigilance. In August of 1861, she was purchased by John Fraser and Company and renamed the Theodora. She was owned by the