Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-03-24
Romance of the War.
Thrilling .4dUentures Of a Ioung an
Beautiful HOman.

lhraHng .7dCentueS CJ i0ufS G"u
Beautiful HomGn.
Among The many thrilling events OF
the late var Says the ST. Louis Repu6i-
can of the To- none can exceed the ad-
ventures of Mrs, Loretta De Camp, The
suhjec! OF this sketch. Mrs. De Camp
whose maiden name was Roach, was
born in the West Indies, in 1888, and IS
nov about twenty-eight years Of age. Al
an early period her parents moved 10 the
United States and settled in the parish OF
ST. James, Louisiana. The current OF
her life ran smoothly on, until Ihe out
break Of the war for Southern lndspen-
dence, when, fred by enthusiasm In, as
she thought. The cause of liberty, she
donned The male attire, and was among
the first 10 rush 10 arms. Raising COM
pany of cavalry, and equipiDg il at her
own expense, she proceeded 10 Virginia
and 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 al once '"us,e'eO ou' 'n0
dered home. Instead OF obeying The or
der, she proceeded to Columbus, Ken
lucky, and was serving with General
Polk al The evacuation of that place. She
projected TO l0'ao' NO. w. ou' nov 1T'ns os e
SATISFIED WIN NE manner IN "'''i' 'Ha' , :
were conducted mere sue 'e'' '"u "e"'
10 foT' riiloW' WhfFe She was elec'eC
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COMPANY OF lhoepeho'h' e""e'See = '',
airy " l'n "er company S"9 p'''T'0s'
10 Cor'H 'n' anu rePOf'eu 10 GENERA a.
- J"hhsIon. t"e 'd''i0 u 0"i'0,
CaP'a''' i"ll'Ps 'eil "'"' ANY """''"'u
ana lhe command 'neh ue'o''eu q" ne'
h''e gaiIah'V leSuihg hef coH,Pd" !"
chafSe' sne was ."'ce "ou"o'u '"u '"''
ried ron me beIo' Al'ef 'ne fe'fea' .foh
CoTIn'h she was taken 10 ne" Oheah'
lot snre'cal treatment ""u "ne" we ci'y
ieh INTO me federai hahus she wa
among nose taken prisoners Al'ef
confinement oi seVefal moh"s sue was
paroleu' and soon ai'er eXcnafgeu'
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WIN Ms ies,meh. III georgia was carried
10 ne" l O1"' h'ef 'ong ano "'o"'
Gus serge sne q, iehg'h Sueceeo'o 10 ge''
linS h'm Paf0'eu ih January i0o0' ou'
lie ii'eu only elen' uay AMER u" ''lea'e
rom PRISON, subsequent @ 10 we uea'h u
n'r nuSo"@u y" Ian I"nO11y, n}; 'oo''j Sne pro,
~ ;..os,a ar no CoYt,Jo.n,o u"i.o,as
confined al Camp Chase.
After the final collapse Of the CopCed.
erscv, Mrs. De Camp remained in the
North unlil January, when she returned
10 her home in Louisiana but remaining
there orly few days, she proceeded 10