Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-05

moved to Iowa, the fall preceding the attack
on Sumter, leaving Mary behind to follow
In the spring. Various causes transpired to
delay her departure for her new home until
autumn, and it was September before she
landed at Muscatine from which she expect
ed to travel by land to her fathers house.
She was large-sized, hearty-looking girl,
/ 10 years of age: Arriving at Muscatine,
some strange freak induced her to assume
man apparel and enlist in the Twenty fourth
infantry, then in rendezvous at that city.
She did this without exciting any suspicion,
burned all her feminine garments and pa
pers, neglected to inform her friends either in
Iowa or Ohio, Of her arrival on Hawkeye
soil, and became a soldier.
Some comment was elected by her beardless
face ard girish appearance, but she did
her duty promptly and well, was particu-
larly handy in cooking and taking care of the
sick, the young warrior speedily became
general tayorite alike with officers and men.
She passed through all the campaigns with
which the regiment was engaged without
scratch, except close call from minnie
ball al Sabine's Cross Roads, which took the
skin Il the back OF her left hand, voted with
the other memt ers of the regiment for Pres
Ident IN 1854, and was finally mustered out
with her comrades at the close Of the war
When she was discharged she procured fe-
male apparel-althOugh in doing so she
was obliged to make confdant of one of
her own se1-and procured work in Hi
nois, not far from Rock Island. Six months
elapsed before the tan of five summers wore
off, and when she had again become &" white
and bad rc-learned the almost forgotten Gus
toms OF womanhood, she presented herself
at her fathers house, where she was received
with open arms. To all the questions which
were asked by the various members of the
family concerning her whereabouts Tor SO
many years, Sue refused to make any answer,
only replying that she had been honestly
employed, and had never forsaken the right
way. She had been economical in tie army,
and invested several hundred in land in North.
crn Iowa, which rapidly appreciated in value
and to-day she Is well enough off to be
beyond the reach Of want. With the re-
InaInder OF her money, she attended school
Last January, worthy man, who had been
IN the same regiment, but in different com
iany, made her an offer Of marriage. Like
a true woman, she was unwilling To bestOW
her hand when any part Of life was unknown,
and before accepting the offer she made to
him full revelation of her soldier days. At
first he could not believe it, but when she
Proceeded to Harrate events and incidents
which could be known only to active partici-
pants in them, told of marches camps,
skirmislfes, battles, and the thousand and
one things which never appear in print, but
which ever remain living pictures with old
soldiers, he was obliged to accept the strange
tale as true. The story, however, did not
lessen his regard for her, and about the first
OF February they were married. The lady
father, who learned the tale of her life when
she made it plain to her would-be husband
was still ncredulous, and only satisfied him
self Of It's truth, by visit to the Adjutaut
Generals Office and inspection OF the
records BY comparing dates furnished by
Ills daughter with the original rolls there on
file. he became fully convinced that 1t was
all true.