Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Old Red Fox

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

1. Old Red Fox Marker

Inscription. At Valley Forge, Dan Ellis usually assembled for Federal regiments whom he guided over obscure mountain trails to Kentucky, while East Tennessee was under Confederate control. Born 1827 and a veteran of the Mexican War, he was subsequently Captain of Co. "A,” 13th Tennessee Cavalry, USA. He died in 1907 and is buried in the family cemetery 14th District.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1A-85.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil.

Location. 36° 18.424′ N, 82° 11.612′ W. Marker is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 19E and Valley Forge Christian Church Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 19E. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elizabethton Blue Grays (approx. 2.6 miles away); Phillippi Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Franklin House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hunter Cottage (approx. 2.9 miles away); Covered Bridge (approx. 3

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miles away); First Court West of the Alleghenies (approx. 3 miles away); Carter County's Train History (approx. 3 miles away); Captain Lynne Folsom House (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.

Other markers no longer nearby. O'Brien Furnace (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); ET&WNC Railroad Covered Bridge (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Captain Daniel Ellis. Ellis became a pilot, leading Unionists, Confederate deserters, prison escapees, slaves, and all manner of fugitives through the mountains into Kentucky or wherever the Union lines would advance. All the while 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. Possibly the most successful of all such pilots, and despite a bounty on his head, Ellis always (often narrowly) escaped capture, and became known as "The Old Red Fox." (Submitted on June 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Old Red Fox Marker (<i>wide view • US Highway 19E on left</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

2. Old Red Fox Marker (wide view • US Highway 19E on left)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,045 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.