Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-11-13
A Young Girl killed on the Battle field
Of Chsckainauga
The Brooklyn N. 7. } News relates the
following remarkable incident Of the war

following remarkable incident Of the war
About twelvemonth since, when 6isas.
ter everywhere overlook the Union arms
and our gallant sous were falling fast, I'M
der that marvellous sword Of rebellion, a
young lady, scarce nineteen, just from an
academy ia sister Stare, conceived the
Idea that she was destined BY Providence
to lead our arms to victory and our nation
through successful war. It was at first
thought By her parents. a highly respecta
bic family in Willonghby street, that be.
mind was weakened simply by reading ac-
counts of continued reverses to Our arms
and they treated her as they would a sick
child. This only had the effect of making
her more demonstratiEe. and her enthusi
astic declaration and apparent sincerity
gave the family great anxiety DIR. i
was consulted, the minister was spoken to.
friends advised, family meetings held, in
terv;ews with the young lady by her former
lcompanions 10 the academy were frequent.
but nothing could shake the feeling which
had possessed her
It was finally resolved to take her to
Michigan An old maiden aunt aecompa-
MED the fair enthusiast. and Cor 4 few weeks
4 Ann Arbor became their home The stern
command of her aunt alone prevented her
from making her way to Washington e
solicit an interview with the President for
the purpose Of getting command Of the
United States army. Finally il was found
necessary to restrain her ffon seeing any
but her own family, aud her private oarlor
became her prison
To high spirited girl this would Be un-
endurable at any ti:ne, bur to a young Ea''y
filled with such halIucina1ion twas worse
than death She resolved 10 elide her
friends, and although lie most disfin
gnished detectives OF The East aud the
West were employed to fud her wheyea.
bouts, it was unavilihg None could even
conjecture the hiding place. This was
Hast April. She was mourned as lost -
The habiliments Of mourning were donned
by her grief stricken parents, aud a suicide S
grave was assumed to be hers. BUTT was
not so. TIE infatuated girl, Gn.'ing no
3sympathy with her friends, resolved to en-
ter the amy disguised as a drummer boy
dreaming. poor girl. that her destiny would
be worked out by such mode She joined
1.-The drum corps Of Michigan regiment at
Detroit, bel sex known only to herself, and
succeeded in getting with her regiment TO
THE army Of the Cumberland How the
poor girl survived the hardships Of the Ken
lucky campaign, where strong men fell in
numbers, must forever remain mys-
terry.
The regiment to which she was attached
had place in the division Of the gallant
Van Cleye, and during the bloody battle
Of last Sunday tho fair girl fell, pierced in
the lett side by mime bali aud when borne
to the surgeons tent her sex WAS discover
ed. She was told y the surgeon that her
wound was mortal. aud advised to give Der
name that her family might be informed Of
her fate This she finally. though reucs
an:ly. consented to do, and the colonel of
the regiment, although suffering himself
from painful wound, became interested in
her behalf, and prevailed upon her to let
him send despatch to her father. This
she directed in the following manner:
Mir. N ---, WiIloughby street
Brooklyn: Forgive your dying daughter
[ have but a few moments to live My ma
Tive soil drinks my blood | expected 70
deliver my country, but the fates would
not havve it SO. am content to die.
Pray, pa. forgive me. Tell ma to kiss my
daguerreosype. EMILY,
P S:-Give my old watch to little Eph
(The youngest brother of the dying girl
/ We are permitted OF the afflicted parents
to give ..ue dispatch as it came over the
wires, suppressing only the family name
Here, then, is short incident Of war
which might read like romance. But to
the unhappy family, who are now bowed
| down with grief. romance loses its attrac-
ton, aud the actual sad, eventual history
Of poor Emily will be a family record for
the generation yet to come
A correspondent of the Raleigh Progress
writing from Cooks brigade, relates the
following Incident:
I will now give you an incident IN the
battle at Bristoe, which can assure you is
strictly true, as the officer WHO soU II and
racity There was a man Of company
9th N. G troops named Geo. Z P1nfr.
who went into the fight with small FIESTA.
nent in his breast pocket. bali struck
the book, ane penetrated rs far as tue OH
chap Mat 2lst and 22d verses ltmere-
Fly blackened that passage, giaaced OFT. aid
left the man uninjured. The verses read :
t'sYe have heard that it was SAID by them OF
old time, Thou shalt not kill, aud whose.
ever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgement. and whosoever is angry with his
brother without cause shall be in danger OF
the Judgment" The man said, that Yam
kee bali was like the dewitt had to turn
its course when met by scriptaral opposition
There was a man also Of the same company
and regiment. named J. Il. Parker, whe
discovered Yankee sharp-shocter behind
an old chimney He ran up to him, and
bayoneted the Yankee through the body
killing him instantly. Parker, | am sorry
to say, was killed himself shortly after
wards.