The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-05
INTERESTING REVOLUTIONARY
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MEMOIR or ANNA DALEY, or
GHOTON, CT.

GltDIDNt AIs
Died NJ Groton, Jan. 9th, 1851, Mrs An
na Bailey, raliet OF Capt Elijah Bailey, aged
Afr Bailoy's nnmc has bocn ~ widely
eproAd over the Union, and tho has boon per-
sonAlly known 10 40 many individuals that
her lihs becomes part Of our domestic hsto-
rSi aud nov NJ the time of hor doccaso,A sim-
ple narrative Of tho leading incidents of her
atdry cannot be inappropriate.
She was born ON the Oh of October, 75e,
Her maiden name was Anna Warner, but for
"A pcriod Of timo, reaching beyond the lives
OF the greater part OF living mon around her,
fhe was tho wife OF tho late Captain Elijah
bailey, soldier Of tho Revolution, aud Cor
nnary forty years a postmaster and inn-kccp-
or on Grpton iiank. Her father, Phillip
Warner, was u native Of Stafford, Conn. He
samo 20 Now London, a Young lad, for the
purpose Of following the sens, and for a num-
Lor of years sailed from this port Her Moth
'or was Hannah Mills, an cnigrant from lios.
ton who had been but few ycnra married
when they both died OF tho small pok, within
ton days OF each other, lcavingtwu children,
of whom Anna was the oldest The wife
had bcan takon Idck Just before tue husband
expected 10 depart on voyage; hc remained
Ia nurso her-vsaw her buried hut diod Of the
disorder taken from his wife, five days from
land. Mrs HALEY, when over 30 years Of
ago, she'd tears ahundnntly ~ sho related the
circumstances attending the death Of her pa-
renta. Tho grave of her mother appeared TO
bo sacred spot in her estimation oilcn, she
sad. when a child. sho hal to weep over IL;
hDd asldcd-"Aiy fatiiUrf mother cnmc down
from stafford 10 sec ~; She wrut With ~ 60
my mothers erayc;land ! think | see her
now, ~ she stood lamcniing aud crying--'Oh
that iny son had bcon bnrcd here IN the
green earth. instead Of 1'eing east into wa
tory grave
The ohildrrn were brought up hy their
grNndmolhcr Mills, who had married n Soc
ond husband. (hor cousin James Starr,) and
during the Revolutionary war, this couple
considerably advanced in life, wcrn living n
houi ihreo miles from Groton Bank, IN the
,tedt ty 81. itA,i~s--tara
e sons Of tho first marriage, James and Edward
Mills,--tho latter with his wife and children,
one or uicn babe only few weeks old, NJ
sided with them.
Tho women of that day, We'd with the men
IN tIuir rrS-iurutr ut iii-rry- rrrtl-.lr,-s4
of English rule. Anna Warner was clrar-
Acter for tho times. Even in her secluded
home she caught the fire OF the nation, and
nourishcd il into q flame She was one OF
those who carry every idea aud feeling to an
extreme, and do nothing 10y halves. When
Independence was declared, she was old g.
nough to take n docp interest in that great
years conflict that succeeded the apgrcssions
OF tho enemy were NO indclbly marked in
her mind as 10 give n coloring 90 her whole
life. Sho would ollou roinnrk in latter days
that tho women Of the Rovolution were prca-
ter patriots than tho mon, and that thcy wore
accustomed 10 urge their husbands and broth
ors TO 20 and fight those inhnhian monsters
tho tyrants aud tories. Such was tho un-
measured language she commonly used.
n Her uncle Edward Mills, a name now
found inscribed on tho Groton monument
was an ardent patriot; and on the morning
uf AITtUidis invasion, when the alarm guns
sounding At daybreak gave notice of the ap-
proach oftho enemy, he started instantly and
Falono, (his iTrothor JamcB being abscnt from
hoRae, } for tho scene OF danger. Ug was q
corporal in the militia and joining his com.
aPRny, they threw themselves into Groton
Fort 10 await the invaders. This fact was
learned by his friends at home during the
'day;whilc the roar of cannon in the morning
and aftorwnrds tho hoa~y' wrcnths or r',',.hs
rolling up in tho direction of the town, hiieo
them with dismal apprchansiensand at night
Elll, their worst fears were confirmed, as th'
,nows camo rushing through the country tba
Now London aud Groton villages were burnt
the Fort taken, aud the garrison put to the
sword. air ... ..-l.
1t may readily be imagined that the littl,
famih, IA he ,goods passed night of sleep
less agony; the breathing of the wind in tho
trees, or the 1uttcr of n nght-bird madt
thom often staut and listen, hoping that I
would prove TO be the iootstrfo Of their re
turning soldier AS soon as the day dawnefi
Anna Mariner went out niilkod the cows
hid the stock Of the farm, atni without wait
ing for breakfast, or to make any change u
her dress, started for the Bank, 10 obtalT
some tidings of her Uncle. Clad In striped
skirt Of linsoy.v oolscy, q short blue liner
wrapper, with h Te arms and haf,,isi witisen
stockings, and q calico bonnet, she hurrie'
forward TO the main road, which she foun'
fun of militia men, and citizens, ioOkiag 10
wards thelepast Many women aud children
- were also there, fastening onwar1ts moaning
and weeping, ignorant Of what had beeom
oflAthor, brother, and husband.
wi At 1ength Anna met an Oftt nIarI, whom
she knew, MIR John Bailey,) who informe'
her that her uncle, mortally wounded, ha'
been conveyed TO n dwelling near the meet
'ing-house, and was still living. She hasten
ed Chjther, and found him a ysad object TO bc
hold. cut and -manglad IN various parts OF IN
y" hoad, hands, and body. His wounds ha
Been dressed b6tlifc was fast obhine away
lsntl henn aonrer st,lx Anna, thli,i,il cnrilcti
~ asked for his wife and children, pitcorsi
cntrcatir- THAI h, might -rc then'-l'eiert j.