Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-13
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1883.
ARoMANCE OF THE BATTLE.

4 ROMANCE OF THE BATTLE.
New York Special 10 Pittsburgh Com. Gaz.
4 genuine romance has come to light
in Brooklyn. At the junction Of Utica
and Atlantic avenues lives Mrs. Sarah
Moore, a tail, finely-formed, handsome
woman of about 43 years of age. She
speaks in a pleasant style, and when
asked to tell of the romance which, dur
ing the last few days has become linked
with her name, relates the following
story:
Nearly twenty-five years ago Mrs.
Moore, then Sarah Miller, lived with her
parents on the outskirts of Gettysburg,
Pa, Her people were farmers of the
better class, and Sarah and her brothers
and sisters received an education of a
more liberal character than did the chill
dren of the neighbors. Two of her
brothers were at the time in question in
the army and were taking part in the
bloody struggle then in progress. Fl
nally the tide of war rose and swelled
in the direction of Sarah's home. Final
ly there came the tremendous three days
struggle, during which time the Millers'
farmhouse was used by the Union forces
as hospital
Strangely enough among the first batch
of wounded brought to the home was
one of the young Millers. The other
brother, who also took part in the fight,
was shot dead during the second
days battle Among the injured men
of the third days battle, who were
held by the Union surgeons, was young
Confederate, Lieutenant in a regiment
in O'Neill's command. His name was
Henry C. Willet and he came of a well
known and wealthy family in Memphis,
Tenn. He was badly wounded in the
left arm, so badly indeed that the arm
was amputated.
Although Mr.. Miller was staunch
supporter of the Union, the helpleSsnesS
and pleasant nature of the young rebel
so won upon him that he offered to be
responsible to the authorities for the
safekeeping of the latter during his con-
valescence. The offer was accepted and
Willet took his place among the mem
bers of the Miller household. Time
passed on and the wounded man began
to recover his health and strength. Be
fore he left, however, he proposed to
Sarah, but she, with the recollection of
her dead brother slain by rebel bullet
before, could not find it In her heart to
to give herself to a Confederate. There
was passionate farewell on the part of
Willet who, as a last favor, asked for
lock of Sarah's hair, which was given
him.
The years passed, the Miller family
was broken up, and the family scattered
to the four winds. Sarah came to live
with friends in Staten Island, where she
married Mr.. John Moore, a gentleman
who at one time was more or less prom
inently identified with Brooklyn politics.
After her husbands death, which took
place couple of years ago, Mrs. Moore
lived very secluded life. Two days
ago she received letter from New
Orleans lawyer, notifying her that she
had by the provisions of the will of Mr..
Henry c. Willet, deceased, fallen heir
to several thousand dollars. With the
letter came parcel, which the lawyer
sent to her in accordance of the last
wishes of the dying man. 1t contained
the lock of hair severed from the head
of the maiden twenty-five years ago.
How Willet managed to keep track of
his old love all these years is a mystery.