{"id":3721,"date":"2025-11-07T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3721"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:16:22","slug":"the-confederate-exodus-the-story-of-ezekiel-pyles-and-the-confederados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3721","title":{"rendered":"The Confederate Exodus: The Story of Ezekiel Pyles And The Confederados"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mtUeUyht6DE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After the Civil War, thousands of defeated Confederates refused to live under the Union flag. Instead, they packed up their families and headed for new lives in South America in a Confederate exodus from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>One of them was Ezekiel B. Pyles, a young man from the mountains of north Georgia, who rode with General John Hunt Morgan\u2019s raiders, fought across East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia and was captured at the Battle of Kingsport before becoming part of Jefferson Davis\u2019 guard as he fled Richmond at the end of the Civil War.  <\/p>\n<p>His story didn\u2019t end there, for he joined around 20,000 other Southerners who migrated to Brazil to start over.  <\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Rod and Steve tell the story of Pyles\u2019 incredible journey \u2014 from the hills of Appalachia to the colony of Americana. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s another one of the Stories of Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to subscribe; you\u2019ll find us on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6331\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3721-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68446437\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68446437\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68446437\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68446437\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3721-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/68446437\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the Civil War, thousands of defeated Confederates refused to live under the Union flag. 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