The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-01
.K1LpArK1cK,s PRETTY AIDE.
The Story of Vermont Girls Heroic Deed
aud Her Sad Fate.

The Story Of Vermont Girls Heroic Deed
aud Her Sad Fate.
Chicago Special.
A romance of the late war was revived in the
police court here to-day. One day in the spring
of 1865. when Gen. Judson KilpatricE.s army was
marching through South Carolina, an unusually
engaging and pretty little woman came to the
roadside and inquired for the General. To him
she said she Was a scho0l,teacher from Vermont
stranded by the war. and asked the privilege Of
moving with his army. She was put into an
ambulance, and subsequently occupied family
carriage foraged' by the soldiers. Ore day
there was new officer upon the Generals staff,
a boyish-looking fellow whose face had never yet
needed razor. He sat on his horse rather
awkwardly at first. and even after many days
was unable to arrive at the easy gait of the
veteran cavalryman.
Who is that young felowr would be the
question along the ranks as the staff would sweep
by on gallop
That's Capt. Charley" would be the remark
with Wink. When the truth was known soma
men sneered, others bit their lips All agreed it
might have been expected. At anv rate it was
no mans particular business. Very likely the
General would provide for The girl when rail
road should be reached. Capt Charley rode
with Fitzpatrick through the Carolinas One
day there was a stubborn fight in which one
regiment got separated from the main body Is
was necessary that orders be sent it. Nobody
cared to go. for the valley swept with grape,
canister and shells. but Capt. Charleys black
said:
'Letime 60, General"
Go. then Take low ground there in the hol-
low and ride like the DEVIL All watched the
dapple-gray as he spun along an unused wagon
track In the hollow A redoubleG roar of ar
tillery and the sharp snap OF rifles told it was no
summer shower through which Capt Charley
was riding The rider disappeared and cessation
of firing by. the detached regiment told that the
order had been delivered Then came the regi-
ment sweeping up the main road aud a cleared
field, their sabres flashing in the sun Capt.
Charley essayed to come back and join his
chief. just at the moment when the aide-de
camp reached the last elevation in his eperilous
path, an enormous shell exploded, seemingly
over his head. Capt. Charley fell to the earth.
but his we'll trained and faithful horse stood
fast. Half dozen of the escort that now came
up without orders rushed down the hll picked
up the unconscious body and conveyed it to a
place of safety, where the brigade surgeon said
no bones were broken, but that Capt Charley
would never again hear the voices of loved ones.
He was incurably deaf from conclusion The
surgeon also INDUCED In some muttering con-
corning a general who would allowia woman to
ride with his staff officers. capt. Charley" had
seen the last of the war. few days in the
hospital restored her to health hut her deafness
prevented her making q living at her former oe-
cupation. She drfted into the slums of Wash
ington and New York, and lastly to Chicago.
Dissipation made her an old woman before her
time. She was arraigned to-day for being drunk
and disorderly and was sent to the House of
Correction.