The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-01-03
a Noble Woman.

Az INTERESTING IHCIpEST-we are pre-.
nitted, says the CoansauteiNs (Pennsylva-
nia) Record, Of the 25th of October, to take
the following interesting extract from a
private letter from Brigadier Surgeon
Sames l. Dunn, written to his family in
this place The letter was written from
Ha-per's Ferry, and gives the incident as
follows. ...
The Sanitary Commission, together
with three or four noble seifsacriticins
woman, have furnished evesy thing that
could be required wil! tell you OF one
Of these woman, Miss Barton, the daugh-
ter Of Judge Barton, of Boston, Mass
first men her at the battle of Cedar Noun
tain, where she appeared in front Of the
hospital a; II o'clock at night, with four.
mule team, loaded with everything needed,
and at time when We were out of dress
incs of every kind she supplied us with
everything; and while the shells were
bursting in every direction, took he's
course TO the hospital on our right, wlero
she found. every thing wanting again. After
doing everything she could on the field,
she returned to Culpepper, where she
stayed, dealing out cut shirts to the naked
wounded, and preparing soup, and seeing
il prepared in al! the hospitals. thought
that night, if heaven ever sen. out an an
gel, she must be one; her assistance was
so timely. When We begau our retreat up
the Rapphapncck, thought no more OF
our lady friend, only that she had gone
b ck to Washington. We arrived on the
disastrous field of Bull Run, and while the
battle ragged the fierecest on Friday, who
should drive up in front OF our hospital
but this same woman, with her mules al
most decd, having made forced marches
from Washington to the army. She was
ei and surgeons.
The ta;tle was over, our wounded re-
meved on Sunday, an,. we were ordered to
Fairfax Station We had hardly got there
before the battle of Chantilly commenced,
and soon the wounded began 20 come in.
Here we had nothing but our instruments
not even bottle Of wine When the cars
whistled up to the station, .he first person
on the platform was Miss Barton. to again
supply US with bHBdages,. brandy, wine,
paepared soup,Sjellies, meal and every arti-
Gle that could be thought of. She staid
there until the last wounded soldier was
placed on the cars then bid us good bye,
and left.
Il wrote ycu at this time how we got to
Alexandria that night and next morning
Our snldiers had no time to rest after
reaching Washington, but were ordered to
MARYLAND by forced marches Several
DAYS ef hard MARCHES brought US to Fred.
erici, and the battle Of South Mountain
followed. The next day our army stood
face to face with the whole force The
rattle of 10000 musketre, and the fearful
thunder Of over 200 cannon, told us that
the great battle of ntietam had commence
ed | was in hospital in the afternoon,
for it was then only that the wounded be-
gan to come in.
ave had expended every bandage, torn
up every sheet in the houses, and every
thing we could find, when who should
drive UP but our old griend Miss Barton,
with q team loaded down with dressings
of every kind, and everything we could
ask for. The distributed her articles to
the different hospitals, worked all right
making soup, all the next day and when
left, four days after the battle, left her
there ministering to the wounded and dy-
ing. When ] returned to the field hospi.
tai last week, she was still ct work, sup
plyinc them with delicacies Of every kind,
and administering to their wants. all OF
which she dees out Of her own private
fortune.
eNow, what do you thisk ef ~
tour In my feeble est~s' ,,ss Bar
Mcclellan, with si his laiirsl.' sine nensr.l ERA;
insignificasce beside the frus bsnos. mx into 20
the age the s"g" Z Meaattss fsjx9'