The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-09-07
REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN

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REVOLUTIONARY 'WoMEN.
An Incident of Arnold's Disastrous Cam.
paign into Canada.
Correspondence Of the Boston Advertiser.
The first remarkable campaign of
the revolution, that against Canada, =
whose three hundred imprisoned
victims were released from Dauphin
Jail one hundred years ago the 7th of
August,-was attended by women,
wives Of both officers and privates.
Jemima Warner was- the wife OF
James Warner, a private in Captain
Smiths company of Daniel Morgan s
rifle corps. She appears to have been
FaeAative of Ijanc9ater;f Pa., frolnswhich
place she followed her husband to the
north, and joined him at Prospect
Hill, Cambridge, iii The fall of 10. !,
MOrgan's riflemen, who served in
the sexpeditionitoC Canada, were mostly
first-class soldiers, and always honored
themselves in the posts of daring and
danger, where they were sure to be
looking, athletic man. and Ordinarily
brave enough, possessed none of the
qualities demanded in extraordinary
emergencies. If any man ever need.
ed in hardship a constant companion
superior to himself, it was Private
James Warner, and such a companion
was his wife Jemima. She is describ
cd as beautiful, ssandsS g1fted Riths the
personal characteristics aof "a true
heroine. That she has a heroic spirit
her demeanor amply testifies, through
all the romantic and tragic campaign
which she accompanied him as soldier
wife and vivandiere. '"'''~' +
Arnold's march through the woods
of Maine was fearfully difficult, and
attended by misfortun.es,sdelays land
losses which would have discouraged
any but the bravest and mostly hardy
and determined. Floods, and winters
cold and famine, reduced the strength
of the men and tried their fortitude tc
the utmost, and in the severest suffer
ing one of the few whose s0ldiershil
failed to stand the test was Private
Warner. ''.,'' Z"
Morgan's troops, who formed thu
advance Of the. s'Army of the Wilder
ness,'' had ascended the Dead river
with incredible labor: and hardship
and crossed the -; highlands into ,tht
Canadian frontier,~S l2O miles from
Quebec, with their lastssfations in.theil
knapsacks, when their, passage iva!
0bstructed by vast swamp or bog
overfowed with water from tive K
Ethree feet deep. Smith s and Hen
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halted to wait for stragglers. MIS-
tWarner came UP with another woman
the wife Sergt. Griera of Hendricks
as much heroine as herself, though
less unfortunate in her, experience
The soldiers were about entering TIL
pond (which was partly frozen), break
ling the ice with their .gun-stocks, tn
women wading in. collrageotlsly witt
the rest, when, some one shouted
"Where's Warner!''':. iJemima had no
noticed her husbands Disappearance
from the file, and now, when his nam
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down under a tree~aud, WON'T com
Eafong." Poor Jenfrhar already kne,
well enough, andato her, 1oFrow, wha
was" meant. Her James Was no NOR
enfeebled in body than many ,offa th
other men, but his fortitnde had give
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marsh to find him and ug4er him or
But an hour passed, al{d M + 4fa'a fi{s acompan
marched withoutllim Unhappy Wal
ner! Utterly wanting in the, thrift
lf0rethought which is, SO. necessary a
element of endurance and resolutiOn-i
extremity, he had eaten all his foot
that should have, lasted him two days
Knowing that tho supplies Of the arm
IWere exhausted, his faint heart saw n
hope ahead. He sat down, to- die. :Thi
was not the first fine. he had 6one; til
same--or threatened TO-, All the wa
lup the Dead 'riyefTs' ssht' least, frol
1.-THE day provisions began to be, scare,
he was the same impfovident- 1aggart
He must eithef gormand ize Or stairi'V;''
and at every doing out of rstions, q
tho supplies grew scantter, he would e.
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die, His brave. wife had a sad, tri:
with him. Famili iarsyith 10 fa1lin
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