Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-28

thought, the cause OF liberty, she donned
the male attire and was the first to rush
to arms. Raising a company OF cavalry,
and equipping it at her own expense, she
proceeded to Virginia aud there served
for eight months on the Peninsula, under
the command of the celebrated Colonel
Dreux, before her sex was discovered.
When this occurred she was at once mus
tered out and ordered home.
Instead of obeying the order, she pro-
ceeded to Columbus, Ky, and was serv-.
ing with Gen. Polk at the evacuation OF
that place She proceeded to Island No
10, but ON being satisfied with the man
ner in which affairs were conducted
there, she left and went to Fort Pillow,
where she was elected First Lieutenant
in Captain Phillips Company Of lnde-
pendent Tennessee Cavalry With her
company she proceeded to Corinih and
reported to Gen. A. S. Johnston, AT the
battle of Shiloh Captain Phillips fell
| mortally wounded, and the command
then devolved on her While gallantly
| leading her company in - charge, she was
| twice wounded and carried from the field.
After the retreat from Corinth she was
taken to New Orleans for surgical treat
ment, and when the city fell into the
| Federal hands, she was among those la
ken prisoner After confinement OF
several months, she was paroled and soon
after exchanged.
Proceeding at once to Richmond, the
| disguised female soldier was commls-
stoned first lieutenant in the Adjutant
| Generals Department, and ordered to
| report TO Gen. Marcus j. Wright, com
| manding the district of Atlanta. Upon
reporting, she was assigned to duty with
| the Provost Marshal, as chief of detec-
tives and military conductor. Serving
| for several months in this capacity, she
met Major De Camp of the Third Arkan-
| sas cavalry, to whom she was engaged to
! be married previous to the war. The
ceremony was then performed at Atlanta
and from the dashing Lieut. Roach she
was transformed to the sober. Mrs MAYOR
De Camp From this time her services
ceased as an officer in the held, and she
| was engaged in secret serylce-some'
| times in the Confederacy, again IN Eng
land. and then in Canada In 1864 she
spent several months travelling IN the
| United States, and even went so lar as
the Sioux county, in Minnesota. Her
husband, who was taken prisoner IN the
| fall of 1863, while serving with his regl-
| ent in Georgia, was carried to New
York After long and arduous siege
She at length succeeded in getting HIM
paroled in January, 1865, but he lived
only eight days after his release from
prison Subsequent to the death OF her
| husband lin January, 1861 she pro-
ceeded to Columbus, Ohio, to watch over
the interests of the Confederate prisoners
at Camp Chase. 'a
After the final collapse of the Confed.
eracy, Mrs. De Camp remained IN the
| North until January, when she proceeded
to Memphis, and purchased stock Of
goods which were shipped on the ill-fated
| steamer Mama, which was blown up on
the Arkansas river in February. She
was one of the two ladies who were saved
but with the sacrifice of all her baggage
and goods. By an unfortunate oversight
on the part Of her merchants, her goods
were not insured, and, consequently she
| lost her all Dog
Mrs. De Camp is now in this city and
soiourning at the Southern hotel. Many
who served in the Confederate army will
remember the dashing Lieut. Roach
about whom so much was said in Mobile
| and Selma in 1868. Our space will moi
perniit a full recital of her adventures.