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The Long-Haired Red-Bearded Beast of Georgia: John Pemberton Gatewood

The Long-Haired Red-Bearded Beast of Georgia: John Pemberton Gatewood

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John Pemberton Gatewood was a notorious Confederate bushwhacker/guerrilla leader.

Born in Fentress County, Tennessee, in 1844, Gatewood's life took a dark turn after a Union attack on his family led him to abandon the Confederate army and become a guerrilla fighter. Leading his own unit in north Georgia and known as the long-haired, red-bearded beast, Gatewood was driven by his thirst for revenge after the brutal assault on his family.

John Pemberton Gatewood, a figure whose story is another one of the Stories of Appalachia.

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