Transcriber's note Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. A printer error has been changed, and it is indicated with a mouse-hover and listed at the end of this book. A Table of Contents has been created for this version. ILLUSTRATIONS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII NOTES "The officers expressed their earnest remonstrances." (See page 198.) The Story of Old Fort Loudon By Charles Egbert Craddock Author of "In the Tennessee Mountains," "The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains," etc., etc. With Illustrations by Ernest C. Peixotto New York The Macmillan Company London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd. 1899 All rights reserved Copyright, 1898, By The Macmillan Company. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. Illustrations