Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-09
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A sharp Yankee Trick Played by Cunleder.
ate Spy
While sheridan's forces were lying in
camp just previous SO barly's movement
and temporary victory by passing along
the base of MassanuttOn mountain, a.
Strasburg, Va writes an xrobel IN the
Detroit Free Pross) / was sent into tho
federnl lines by Con. Early 10 pick up
such information as could be had The
armies we're so close together that there
was no neutral ground between them for
ono TO operate on, and the tack OF pene-
trating tho lines seemed To me the most
perilous one l had yet undertaken. After
casting around for day and holding in
terviews with some residents Of the yicin-
ity who had come into tho confederate
lines for safety, ! decided on plan. On
the pike leading out OF town and running
along the right flank and rear OF the
federal army, or AZ least part Of it,was a
confederate war widow who could be de-
/ pended on. a part OF hor house was then
occupied by federn officers, and 10 was
certain to be a depot for Information,
From woman in Strasburg borrowed a
pretty complete outfit OF wearing apparel,
iNu III lbAlh hhAt Va NAtis+AHA ~f 'if'''J ~
the southern women wore theirs during
the war, and az dark one night ] moved
along the right flank OF tho federal army
until two miles below the point / design.
cd 10 make. Then put myselfin female
/ rig, arranged an extra bundle and struck
| the MiddlotOwn pike iu tho rear of the
/ 9Th corps. II wasn't five minutes before
/ was challenged and an officer called to
| Investigate, and this is the story l told
"My name Us Mayworth, my husband
was killed at Bull Run. | live IN the log
/ house on the crOsH.r0ad coming IN about
/ a mile from here, where Your people
burned the big red barns. Ny sister,
/ Mrs. Akro- lives IN tho double log house
/ Just as you raise the hill a mile end halt
ahead am sick and worn out and am
! going up 20 stay with her until this If
! over
Scarcely a question was asked me.
was challenged twice more but got on
/ Just a. easy. Having come IN behind a
/ portion of the army in blue, no one could
well suspect me, and as a matter Of fact
/ the women OF that neighbofh0od were
shifting about a good deal, and there wa'
no military reason why they should b'
stopped. / reached Mrs Arrows with
out q mistake ! knew that the fronts o.!
both houses we're occupied by officers, ant
when / approached IL was by the rear.
had 60 pass half dozen orderlies TO get
into tho house, and though some Of then
wanted 10 Jest with me, no one interior
cd with my movements. ! found M
woman lust o. she had been described
Intelligent, patriotic, and very obsery
ing! She had been doing coohiui
i. and laundry work for some OF the ON
, GERS and kept her eyes and ears open
! on two occasions she had been throug
the 9Th corps, and she knew tho lay o
the ground clear down 90 the base o
TIE mountain and the force Of ca7alr
, holding it.
had passed for q female very well
night. but I could not run 700 man
chances by daylight. Therefore went
he'd TO play sick I WAS entirely beafdle'
@ then. but we put a pouitice on ny ehee
@ for neuralgia, tied cloth over the create
g share of my face and as ! lay IN bed "lt
|. nv woman'5 nightdress on the make-u
7, was complete. Indeed, an army sufgeo
o came in and prescribed for nae, and ."
q viyandiers visited me on two different Q
u casious without the imposition being d
tscted. was in the house eight days ~
= rfohts and between what ! heard az
Z what Mrs Arrow saw and picked up
# reported to Cen. Early on my return
r III head quarters the number OF fedef
,rd cavalry holding. the advance postti'
Il within $50; the number Of held plec
It within three, the exact number 81 eaf'