Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-30
Prom tie Detroit Tribune.
A Thrilling Narrative.
Mss NAJOHPAUtISE cUsHnAS, TIE FEDERAL
SCOUT AND spy.

MISS AAJoEPAULI cUsHNAN, TIE YEDERAL
SCOUT AND spy.
Among the women of America who have
made themselves famous since the open
ing OF the rebellion, few have suffered
more, or rendered more service to the Fed
eral cause than Miss Major Pauline Cush-
man, the famous female scout aud spy.-
At the commencement of hostilities she
resided in Cleveland, Ohio, and Was quite
well known as clever actress.
From Cleveland she went to Louisville,
where she had an engagement in Woods
Theatre. Here, by her intimacy with GER
TAIN rebel officers, she incurred the sus-
Piclon of being rebel, and was arrested
by the Federal authorities. She indip.i
nantiy denied that she was q rebel, al
though born ct the South, and having q
brother IN rebel Mississippi regiment.
In order to test Ter love for the old flag
she was asked if she would enter the Sc
cret service of the Government. Shereadi-
~ consented, and was ut once employed to
carry letters between Louisville and Nash
Vile. She was subsequently employed by
General Rosecrans, and was for many
months with the Army of the Cumberland.
She visited the rebel liues time after time,
and was thoroughly acquainted with ali
the country and roads In Tennessee,
Northern Georgia, Alabama and Missls-
sippiI IN which sections she rendered our
armies invaluable service. She was twice
suspected of being spy, and taken pris-
oner, but managed to escape.
At last, however, she was not so fortu-
nate. After our forces had captured Nash
viIleI Major Cushman made scout towards
Shelbyviile to obtain information of the
strength and position of the enemy, and
while returning to Nashville, was captured
on the Hardin pike, eleven miles from the
latter city. She was placed on a horse,
aud, in charge of two scouts, was being
taken to Spring Hill, the head quarters Of
Forrest.
While on the way to this place, she
ielgned sickness and said she could not
travel any further without falling from her
horse. Her captors stopped at q house on
the roadside when it WAS ascertained that
Federal scouting party had passed the
place an hour before. Knowing that her
guards had important papers for General
Bragg the quick-witted spy seized the fact
and schemed to use it to her advantage.
seeing an old negro, who appeared to
commisserate her unfortunate plight. she
watched her opportunity and placed $40 in
Tennessee money in his hand, saving tGrun
up the road, 'Uncle,' and come back in a
few minutes, telling us that four hundred
FederHls are coming down the street." The
faithful negro obeyed the order literally.
and soon came back in the greatest excite
ment, telling the story. The two "rebsn
told him he lied. The old oolored man uot
down on his knees, saying '.Massa, dey,s
cummin, sure huff de Lord help us, dew il
cumin." -,
The scouts at this believed his story.
mounted their horses, and 'tskedadd died"
for the woods. Miss Oushman, seizinp a
pistol belonging to a wounded soldier in
the house, also mounted her horse and fed
toward franklin. She travelled throuDb
the rain, aud, after nightfalI, lost her wsy,
Soon came the challenge of 4 picket dT6o
comes there2" Thinking she had reached
the rebel line che said "a friend of Jeff
Davis" can right" wssathe reply, uad.
vance and give the countersign )"
She presented the countersipn in the
shape of canteen of whisky. She passed
i've pickets in this way, but the sixth and
last was obdurate. She pleaded that abe
was gong 10 sec a SICK uncle NJ FranKnn
but the sentry couldn't see it. Sick and
disheartened she turned back. Seeing a
light at farm house she sought shelter
An old man received her kindly, showed
her to roomi aud said he wo1ld awake
her at anearly hour in the morning, and
show her the road TO Franklin.
| n ASuU AuV0h hHOk6 Qer IN the morning
from her lethean slumbers, and uno5
arousing, she found her horse saddled and
the two guards from whom she had escap.
ed the previous afternoon. She was taken
to the headquarters of Forrest, and he aent
her, after critical. examination, to Can
Bragg. Nothing could be found a0ainst
her, until a seSesh woman stole her psiters
under the inner sole of which were fond
important documents which clearly proved
her to be spy. F'O 'eU
She was tried and condemned IN ha 40
cuted as spy but being sick, her ersc{n !
tion was postponed. She finally, after 10
ing IN prison three months, sent for Ge1l
eral Bragg, aud asked him if he had ~
mercy. She received from him the go, -
tortlng assurance, that he should make IN
example OF her, aad that he should bano
ner as soon as she got well enough to be
while IN this- state Of suspense the grand
army OF Rosecrans commenced it's fosvarfI
movement, and one fne day the rebel tovn
where she was imprisoned, was snrnriss5
and captured, and the heroine of this tSIs
to her great joy released. She ia nov IN
this city visiting friends, having arrived At
the Biddle House one day last week.
GES. SFEELR, as we'll as Gen. Banks :.
would seem, is in need Of an overhaulipg
five can rely upon the following: "
From the Little Rock Cor. N. Y; Tribune Nav sth
The army of Fort Smith and Little Rook