Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-09


the messenger and what would result from my
note.
THE TERRIBLE BATTLE.
'When was awakened Monday morning by the
booming OF cannon my first thought was whether
my note had anything to do with it. 1t was a ter
rble fight and in the afternoon, when the streets
were riled with troops. wagons, cannOns and the
poor suffering wounded, and the buildings were on
In her eyes, II thought my note had anything TO
do with this battle. had thought OF that all day
and was overwhelmed. l bid my face In my
hands, ana cried: oh! no, no! l don't believe he
got IT. IL was the most terrible day OF all my ex-
perlence. Houses about US were on fire our own
fence was burning, and shells fell near that my
mother and i went into the cellar for safety
Finally the rumbling OF battle grew fainter and
fainter, until II got so quiet could not endure to
remain a, IN tne cellar IN ignorance OF the result
from the second floor, but from the garnet windows
l saw the
OLD AMERICAN FLAG
coming In the town. dropped upon my knees. 1
soon learned whether my note had to do with the
battle. Hearing sabers Gathering against the
steps started 10 the front door and met two L MON
officers already inside the house. One introduced
himself as General sheridan. He told me that 1t
was entirely upon the Information had sent him
that he fought the battle and he thanked me
earnestly, saving he would never forget my cour-
age and patriotism. was so fearful OF suspicion
that would hardly permit him TO speak To me
knew that should the Southern people discover
the part had In the battle my life would not be
talk 10 Inc. begged him not TO speak OF It; that
my LIE would be In danger when the federal troops
went away. General Sheridan replied that the
C0nfederates would never come again. He wrote
his report at my desk and called In the morning TO
say goodbye before following Early to Fishers
lie rode beautiful black horse that morning.
81 LIVED ON QUIETLY AT WINCHESTER"
she continued, 'until 1861, and no one suspected
me. They knew nothing OF the matter until this
watch arrived. accompanied by letter from Gen.
sheridan. Then the Union people gathered around
me IN astonlshment. i remember an Old man W no
tooA Dotn my hands In his and said: why, my
nttle girl, there was not man in the place who
would nave dared DO such thing. much as
iAeu the Mon would not have had the courage
Most OF the community were wild with tndigna-
aon, Out the war was over and they could do me
no injury. But they showed their dislike for me
ID uany ways The boys used to spit at me on
the street.
sHERIDANs ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Il had no conception OF the service 1 had done
until received this letter:
hEApotAkIkks DEPARTMENT OF GULF
..,,x ~, y, NkW ORLEANS, January T. 1857.
my DEAR MISS WEIGHT: You are probably not
aware VI tne service you rendered the Union cause
oy lne Information you sent me by the colored man
lew days before the Opequee, on September 10
lst4. IL was on this Information the batrie. was
fought, and probably won. The colorod man gave
the note rolled up In tin foil TO the scout Tho
awaited him AT WILDWOOD. Inc colored man had
carried IL In his mouth that point and deiiyesed
! IL 70 the scout, who brought It 70 NE.