The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-02

A recent Colunaous dispatch stated
that application had beer made to the
Adjutant General for the disehsrze pa
pers OF John r. summer I2si Oaio In
fantry. The Aiiutsnt General has rhns
Gr been unable to find the cessrea pa
pers, and it may be thft soma mistake
was made in giving or recording the
names. The fsct < beyond dispate that
= person answering to thst 'issciIPtion
4 performed useful and yal.aHt service dEr-
/ ing the war. aud the person 50 described
is Irs. J. C. Bailey. For qlarleF Of q
centaTy she has concealed the facts, and
4 only moved q, reeezl them nov -bs
failing health. and the urgeney u the
pension she is endeavoTing 70 get Vith
the all Of prominent Grand Array men-
/ Mrs. BaiEey's story is as follows
( ~ the Dressing our Of the war she was
/ visiting friea,ls II sheGield, Fl glaaa. and
started for bef home a. i,.cauor'i Va
on hearing Of the troab.e She vas the
owner of cons.deraale property, ard
when she reached hone found hsr tFo
/ brothers taking clre cf it rs iest they
could under the ciraumstaeess. 5Irs
Bailey vas then y yearsos age au3 her
( brothers were yonn ser
The family Fere l9ya.. anlthe brothers
joined the CnioH aFuy. Nrs- B=iley
sold her property. and, taking with her
several slaves. managed 10 get thsough
the lines aud reached Washington. Ia
/ February, 1867 she took the osth ef Al
z leyiancc and entered tie hospital service.
( her liberated Slaves anaiug their vFay %
this city. Both of her brothers were
killed at the battle Of Fsirf4S Court
House She secured their ha.lies and
had them inferred 81 " Wneeling. W 50.
Then she pa, on meas clothing AMI
: enlistea. She WAS wounded aaI Aer
+ identity discovered IN the hospital, and
a. soon as her wounl was healed sle
vas made to quit the serviss Deter
Z mined to stay in tine array, she married
q soldier and enlisted in his regi nent
and vent into the hospital service.
E.erv chance she cot she donnci mens
clothes and vent ont with sceatine par
ties
She was w0unled in the heaI on ore
Of tle expeditions. anst ier i.eatity was
again discovered by tie slreeon, uho
reported IL 70 General saerdan- IL IS
sued az order for aer torsma'u with the
hospital corps. She could n5s rest con-
/ tented WITH -he hnin!rgm existence Of a
/ hosuis4l nurse, however and was soon
I scoHt near the enemys lines
She went oEce too often, anil WIS tasea
! prisoner by three rebels aad sent 20 Lib
( by prison, where she was kcYs for lhrce
+ months and eight days. Par Sheridan
gave three rebels in excnange f3r her.
she was in several engaeements and vas
wounded three times
She finally came back 70 Washington,
+ where she gas discharged from, Company
+ l. Coles Cavalry, under tie name of
( jobs I. Sammer She fosnG her fsuily
/ dead, and her money gone, and 50 she
came to Clevelani With her husband
sac had been in the city bat short time
when her hGsbar,l was killed in an es-
T plos!on 4; the powder mills. The shoes
caused her u hecome insaEe far d ti8e.
and she vas treated at the asylum. Aaer
her recovery she lived some years in tire
family Of an East Cleveland physician /;
bat her health Is now completely broken
down, and she hss no certain means 81
support.
Having 10 e,siai FOR @ pension uaier
the genera pension laws she Kept her
diseharge papers fo- q .ew years and
then destroyed them. as they had be-
come almost ilieeibis through age and
now she seeks 70 have them duplicated