The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-17
Romance of tho War Thrilling Adven-
lures Of q Young and Bcantifnl Woman, !.


lures Of Young and Beautiful Woman.
|, Among the many thrilling events of
the late, war none can exceed the nd. !
ventures of Mrs. Loretta DeCamp, the |
subject Of this sketch Mrs. DeCamp
whose maiden name was Roach, was
born in the West Indies, in 1888, and is
now about twenty eight years of age
At an early period her parents moved |
to the United States and settled in the
parish of St. James, Louisiana. The
current Of her life ran smoothly on, until
the outbreak ofthe war for the Southern
Independence, when, fred by enthusi.
asm in, as she thought, the cause. of
liberty, she donned the male attire and
was among tile first to rush to arms.
Raising a company of cavalry and
equipping it at her own expense she
proceeded to Vlrginia,and there served
for eight months on the Peninsula, un.
der the command of the celebrated Colo.
mel Drenx, before hersex was discover.
ell. When this occurred she was at
once mustered out aid ordered home.
Instead Of obeying tlIS order she pro.
ceeded to ColumbnsA Kentucky, and
was serving will, General Polk at the
evacuation of that place. Er ., .a
She proceeded to Island No. 10, but
not being satisfied with the manber in
which affairs were conducted there, she
left and went TO Fort Rillow. where 81 Q
was elected lst Lieutenant in Captain
Philips company Of Independent Ten
nessee Cavalry. With her company
she proceeded to Corlnth, and reported
to General A. S. johnson. At tie hat.
tie of Shiloh, Captain Phillips fell
1 tally wounded. and the command then
devolved on her. While galanilv lead.
ing her company IN alcharge, she was
twice wounded and carried from the
field. After the retreat.to Corinth she
was taken to New Orleans for surgical
treatment, and when theY city fell into
the Federal hands she Sxas sarhangSt,
those taken prisoner. After conine.
ment OF several months, she was paroled
and soon after exchanged. ..
! Proceeding at once to Richmond, the
distinguished female soldier was commits.
stoned lst Lieutenant in the Adiulant.
Generals department and ordered to re-.
port to Gen. Marcus.J. Wright, COM
mandipg ihe, district Of Atlanta. Upon
reporting she was assigned to duty with
the Rrovost Marshal. .as chief of detec.
tive and military conductor. Serving
tor several mopths in this capacity, she
met Maj. DeCamp, Of the Sd Arkansas
j Cavalry, TO whom she was engaged to
bemarried previous to the war. The
ceremony was then performed atsAtlan.
ia, and from the dashing Lieut., Roach
she was transformed to the sober Mrs.
Maj DeCamp. From this time her
services ceased as an officer in the field.
and she engaged in secret service
sometimes in the Confederacy, again in
England, and then in Canada. In
GlS64 she spent several months travel.
ing in the United States, and even
vent as far as the Sioux country in
Minnesota. Her husband, who was
taken prisoner. in the fall of 1862, while
serving Wilkins regiment in Georgia,
was carried to New York. After
long and arduous seige she at length
succeed in getting him paroled in
January, 1865; Out he lived only eight
days. after his release from. prison.
Subsequent to the death Of her husband
Tin January, 1859 she proceeded. to
Columbus, OHIO, to watch over the in
terests Of the Confederate prisoners ccn. |
fined at Camp Chase.
Afer the. final collapse Of the Con
federacy.Mrs. DeCamp remained in the
North until January, when shelreturned
to her home in Louisiana but remain.
ing there only few days she proceeded
to Memphis, and Purchased stock of
goods which were shipped on the i'll.
fated steamer Miami which was blown
up on the Arkansas in February. She
was one of tho two ladies' who were
saved, bnt with the sacrifice Of, all her
baggage and goods. By an unfortunate
oversight on tile part of her merchants,
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