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Question: New York Tribune reporter Albert Richardson was part of a party of escaped Union prisoners attempting to make their way back to the North during January 1865. The party was led by scout Daniel Ellis, who enlisted a sixteen-year-old girl and expert horsewoman to help them across the Nolichucky River without running into Confederate patrols. The young lady rode across a long bridge, reported back that the coast was clear, and headed back home. When the reporter eventually reached safety, he wrote an article about the incident, but fearing that the girl might be subject to reprisals if her identity were known, he originally referred to her as the “nameless heroine.”
He later wrote a book about his experiences and finally revealed the nameless heroine’s identity. What was her name?
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He later wrote a book about his experiences and finally revealed the nameless heroine’s identity. What was her name?
credit: @hoosier