The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-07

terry Hill, rushed into the jaws of death, while
shells were shrieking and bullets flying, to the
music OF score of cannon aud ten thousand rifles,
to plant on its blood-stained summit their torn
and riddled battle flags, only to withdraw them.
as at Malverns fatal slope, through lack OF sup
port. The Methodist church of Martinsburg had
been converted into hospital, and In 1t we're
some sixty odd wounded. most OF them Louisan-
ians. Here it was that Belle Boyd and the writer
met. II was then in q milder sphere she shone.
As the minisierng angel she will ever linger in
the memory, displscing even he recollection of
her warlike achievements. When our troops fell
back from the valley Belle remained at her home.
Hardly had the Federals occupied the place day
when she was arrested and taken TO Washington,
where she was incarcsrated in the Carroll Prison.
Here she remained till November III. 1868. IL was
while she was here that it was the fortune of the
writer 10 again meet her, this time as fellow
prisoner.
Those Of Hays Brigade who were prisoners
there will not forget the day Belle Boyd dined
with us. There were Col. Penn. Col. Goodwin. the
lsmeDted Captains Morgan AMI Jim Gubbins
Cspts. Harper, Gusman and O'Connor, Lieuts
Mcnamara, Ryan and the lsmented Charley Pierce,
aud several Others whose names We do not now
recall. The letters and the messages she took
through the lines to Dixie for thsm-wil they ever
forget them! All, no, that was the romance OF
the war-it will live forever. Those days bring
ing with them now hardship, now danger; now
requiring fOrtitDde and now calling for daring
they will never be forgotten.
After her release on the 10th OF November, she
returned to Richmond. There she frat heard OF the
death Of her father which had occurred while she
was in prison.
AS her health was somewhat impaired. President
Davis recognizing her services, rendered her a
mission abroad. 30, on the Greyhound she EN-
barked for LIVERPOOL but was again recsptured
by the United States steamer Connecticut. On
this vessel, while captive, she became acquaia-'
ted with Lieut.. Harding. she was brought back
to the United States and released with the
understanding that if she was ever caught again
she would be shot.
She then went to Canada and thence to England,
whittier she was followed by Lieut.. Hardnge, who
became enamored of her while on board the Con.
necticut. She yielded at length 10 his suit first
sipulating that be should resign his position 10 the
United States service. They were married at ct.
James Church, Picadilly London. in The year 1864.
With her domestic life we do not propose to deal
simply stating that she is now q widow with
one child by her marriage, very pretty little
girl.
Her family lost heavily during the war, and it's
close found them almost impoverished. She has
resorted TO the dramatic profession as means of
geiDing her livelihood. Though onl,he stage only
a short while she has already achieved a fair re gu
ia ion. IL is rumored that she is to be married
some time this sumner to young merchant of
New York who is a native of Louisiana.
In her characters of AbddllGh and Col. Dupont.
which she is now playing at the Academy, the
public can judge of her as she is now. The
characters are slight and the plays meager, but
she makes the best OF them. Her dressing and
make up in Abdal.ah are particularly fine, and her
assumption of the male character, Col. Dupont, is
artistic and correct.
IA portion of the Amusement Summary was
unsvoidsbly crowded out this morning. Il will
appear in Tuesday mornings CREscENr.l