The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-05-21
The STORY Of a Soldier..HOw Women
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The STORY Of soldier-.lIow Women
~, 'c'" t"' "'"'' ,
Ane Aou'sVliie Joafndt OF the Z9th
"''' na.ta'es tue borrowing romantic story:
'." weeks since captain accom-
pau'eu D! young soidier, apparently
aoou' seventeen years OF age arrived IN
'"'' c''y III c""lSt VI some rCpeI prison.
efs' burinS theIr stay IN the city the
yonnS soio'ef a''udcd TO had occasion to
Visit heaoIuartcrS' and at once attracted
'ne ",'eh''0h o. .''' hundy as pe'ng
exc'cHinSy sPr'ghtiy ana possessed OF
more 'nat oFo,hary lhteI'iSence: Dhng
!" ~ "F'u OF snch a man as barracks NO. i,
."e ."e. "'o"y' "!, 'e'a'ica MIN Tor service IN
.""' '.'U''on' lie soon won thc es-
'ee'n q ms superior oihccrs, and became
4, s','e''' la' o'''e with all connected with
tue .','"cAs'
:. a 'e" "'ps aSH, however, the start
ing secret was "'ScloSca that the surpos-
Gu young man was young iady and the
'act was cs'ao!Shcd I'yonH doubt hyH
so'u'e, VINO was f"'sca IN the same town
WI" "t'' ana Hhe" her parents. She
"ch"oW'euseo ,he corn ana begged TO
po retained 10 'he position TO "hlch she
was 'SS'sheo' ha',h? oc'n IN the service
ten months, she dcsifcd 10 serve during
'"e war; net "'sh was accordingly
sran,eo' anu She Is sun az her post.
VIC ''afn,u me lac's ABOVE statec
! 11, es.eluaS, anu 'ooh occasion 10 VISIT the
'r, 'S' ."INS, M |ncle We were INTRODUCED 10
'""H ha't,"' ,"e' assumed hame,)
""' ~, - VI, 'o''o" '"S 'n''oeh's con.
''o.'' VIZ" ''e' eA''"oru'nary career
''' - '"E li2, .', P'o' ','' '''o"'"S
, l, "'' wv u ':v'' ID '',S,''' .'' I''
a." a.. ~, f'''"'S w" i's'Ue III A''egnahy
49,: a., "''''' sue WIS f''S'o' ihcy
"'o "'S"9 ''Spec''o'e people, ana -
S'0o' ''''u'''s ''"vrs ,., one was sent
- ,"o eon'en' Ia Nhec''nG, va, at
'"e.'e years OF age "hcrc she remained
"ht'I INC bfeaking out OF the w9r. having
acquired superior education and all tho
accomp lshments OF modern usage. She
Vlslt'd nome after leaving the convent,
ana after taxing leave OF her parents,
proceeded to this city in july last, with
the design OF enIlstng IN the I'd East
tennessee cavalry, which she accom-
pllShcd, ana accompanied the Army of
the NumberIand to Nashville.
ohc was N the thlckcst OF the fight
at NurlrecSboro, ana was severely woun-
d'd IN the shoulder, but fought gallant
~, ana wadcd stone river into Murtrccs-
boro on the memorable Sunday on which
our forces were driven back. She had
hcr wound dressed, and here her sex was
disclosed, and Gen. KoSclrans made &C
quaInted with the fact She was accord
ing'y mustercc out OF service, notwlth-
standing her earnest entreaty to be al
lowed to serve the cause she loved so
well. 1he General vas very favorably
impressed win her daring bravery, and
suPerlntehd the arrangements for her
sase M ,'ansm'ss'on TO her parents. She
'e,' 'hc army OF inc Numoeriahd, resolv.
sno " mo. ''' VIZ" " -, I" ;n '"e n,s' 'rs 'me"'
"'i '' ~" ,"I "a, ",',,c" ~, az 'o""oS
49,, 81. 'o'"o '"o -" ,''o"'S'" '".'''
t"o. aI '.".o "'''." '''.v sue "a'
."cL ~" oo'"'1'e' wa" :"
"lo 10 'oP''Sen',' Us an cSceien'
:. "o"""' s'u mas oeen ,'oooreo wiz"
.'o po''.'o'' o., % ''S''"e"''' pus'cr !" '"e
.kS '";"., ,"o '''r S.'' '"' c""''cu a''
.hio I'LL ~, ra,ntot;on ~ - vo ''u s'1".u al .n'' Wv.