Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-06
Adventures of . Young Lady In tho Army.

Among the registered enemies of the United States
government who have been recently sent across the
lines from New Orleans, there is now in this city
lady whose adventures place her in the ranks of the
Molly Pitchers of the present revolution.
AT the breaking out OF the war Mrs. Williams 1.-THE
lady to whom We allude) Was resident of Arkansas
Like most of the women OF the South, her whole SOU
was enlisted in the struggle for independence Her
husband was Northern by birth and education
and strong Union man. After Arkansas seeded
from the Union, he went to Connecticut he said to
see his relations and settle up some business Mrs
ilams suspected bis purpose and Gay she received
Information that ne had Joined the Yankee army -
Possessing little of the characteristic weakness oil
her sex, either in body mind Mrs w. vowed to Of
Ter her LIE upon the altar Of her country. Disgusting
herself in Confederate Uniform and adopting the name
Of Henry Benord, she proceeded to Texas where she
raised and equipped independent company and went
to Virginia with it Let Lieutenant She was in The
battle OF Leesburg and several skmishes but finally
Der having been discovered by the surgeon OF
regrlent-the 9th Texas volunteers, to which the
pany had been attached-she returned to her home in
Arkansas. AT er remaining there short time she pro
ceeded to COrinth and was IN the battle of Shiloh
where she displayed great coolnees and courage. She
her father the field, but of course he did not
cognZe her, and she did not make herself known to
him. In the second days fighting she was wounded n
the head, and ordered to the She wrote to
her father, and then down to Grenada, where
she waited for some time, but heard from
| him.
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while sick the city captured On recovery, she
tired to the coast where she employed herself In carry
ing communications assisting parties to run the block
ade with drugs and cloths tor uniforms. She in
formed by negro and arrested and brought before
Gen. Butler. She made her appearance before Gen.
B. in Southern h0mespun dress She refused to take
the oath, told him she gloried in being a rebel-had
| fought side by side with Southern men for Southern
rights, and if she lived to Dixie" she would
do it again Butler denounced her the most incor.
rigable she rebel he had ever met with. By order of
the beast she placed 10 confinement, where she
NAMED three months Some time after her release she
arrested again for carrying on contraband cor
resp0ndence, and kept in dungeon fourteen days on
bread and water. At the expiration of which time
she placed in the State prison as a
pened, a lieutenant in the Thirteenth
Connecticut regiment, and on duty as Provost
Guard in the city He accidentally found her out and
asked if she wanted to him. She him word she
never wanted to see him so long as be wore the an
kee uniform. But he forced himself upon her. tried to
persuade her to take the oath and get release when
be said he would resign and take her to mis- relations
Connecticut. She Indignantly spurned his proposition
and he left her to her fate. When Gen Banks assumed
command be released great many prisoners but Kept
her in confinement until the 7h Of May last, when
she sent the lines to Meadesvle with the
9istered enemies
An article recently published in the New York
World 10 relation to the part Mrs. Williams has play
account of her remarkable We understand she
has attached herself to the medical staff of brigade
now in this city, and will render all the assistance IL
her power to wounded in the approaching struggle
for possession CT e great Valley of the Mississippi
Jackson MaSSlSSlpplGn.