Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21

| 6N3fN worm-eaten argument
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| ,t,XYAySM that ethereal woman
| ~T hSE should not vote be-
| SaII ksN'S cause she cannot fight,
kG IT, TEt.N, and the ballot must be
| RNfN8sI, backed up by the bull
~ let-a theory, by the
way, which holds only
among American people, for the history OF al
most every other nation shows that at various
times women have been victorious leaders Of
battling hosts. Particularly is this the case in
England and Scotland. Mary Queen Of Scots
and Elizabeth marshaled their hosts on more
than one bloody field. Queen Victoria has
never done SO, because the occasion has not re-
CURED it during her reign, and feminine rea-
sons would probab ly cool her zeal for any such
performance, as she is altogether too fat to
present anything but q ludicrous appearance
on horseback. She has, however, the rank Of
colonel in the queens regiment. Many Of
the titled and blooded-there is distinction
between the two, even in England, don't you
know-women hold commissions in the vari-
Gus military organizations.
Very few people have the slightest concep-
ton OF how many women entered the army in
the war of the rebellion and carried muskets,
tramped through marshes and over mountains.
bivouacked on the plains and lodged rebel
shot and shell in the forest during the years
from 1861 to 1865. Mrs. Livermore says in
my Recolections Of the War"
"Some one has stated the number of women
soldiers known to the service little less than
400. ] cannot vouch for the correctness of this
estimate, but I am convinced that a larger
number Of women disguised themselves and
enlisted in the service for one cause or another
than was dreamed of. Entrenched in secrecy
and regarded as men they were sometimes re-
vealed as women by accident or casualty.
Some startling histories of these military
women were current in the gossip of army
life, and extravagant and unreal as were many
Of the variations. one always felt that they had
foundation in fact"
As Mrs Livermore belonged to the clint and
bandaSe" corps, and was in the be tiles wake
most of the time, she ia excellent authority on
this subject
woMANs PART IN THE HOSPITALS.
Womans part in che sanitary and hospital de-
partments OF the army service has been para
graphed, sketched, rhymed and sung until the
whole world knows and honors the names Of
the noble ones who sacrificed all to care for sick
and wounded. But those who daringly fol-
who acted as spies, scouts and guides have not
been so fully exploited.
Romantic IDEAS no doubt. inspired many a
reckless girl, while wives who were too loyal to
the flag to intcrpose objection when their hus-
bands enlisted were yet too weak to endure
the thought of separation and took upon them
selves the tolls and privations and bravely
| faced the dangers and vicissitudes Of camp life
A.
devouring fears.
| Coward now gaily whore bright plumes are
dancing,
Where banners wave proudly and wide,
| Where battle RACES and falchions are glancing,
There beat our bosoms with Joy and pride.
| "Where err our standards bravely are leading,
Proudly We follow, faithful are we;
Ready whenever our country is pleading,
Ready to march with the bold and the free"
lowed the troops into action; and so, too, sung
armies in their wanderings. They did not go,
however, as toys or playthings. They were in
deadly earnest; they went to help and heal to
watch over loved ones, and many went to fight
for the flag, for in those days the women were
| as loyal the men, and counted life itself
| none too dear to be sacrificed if need be to
wash the stain Of treason from the dimmed
stars on the nations standard.
Possibly 1t is true that service in the field
was not the noblest offering women could
make! True also, perhaps, that some who
went wero gross and sordid, and their motives
far from patriotic. Taking allthis for granted.
1t Is unfair to condemn the many for the dere-
lection Of the few. And. after all, what right
has the world to judge the motive, since good
came to many through thor miniStrations9
WOMAN WHO PLANNED A CAMPAIGN.
One Of the most successful instances of
womans work in the war is matter of record
in history, and dyed deep with the blood OF
the brave men who fell during the Tennessee
campaign. 1t was a woman who planned
that campaign, Miss Anna Ella Carroll of
Mary land, lineal descendant of Charles
Carroll Of Carrollton." Miss Carroll was a
woman Of splendid intellect, great culture and
intensely loyal to the cause Of the Union. She
wrote many articles about the causes leading
up to the rebellion, and published several
pamphlets in which she discussed tho prob
lem OF war and its solution. President Lincoln
was so much impressed by her strong person.
ality and thorough knowledge of the situation
that she became one Of his trusted advisors and
was admitted to his presence at all times. Her
letters to him, now among documents of state,
had a special pigeon hole on his desk.
In the autumn of 1861 Miss Carroll was sent
to ST. Louis on the recommendation OF the War
Department to consult with generals there
Her knowledge OF the south and Its resources,
| ts people and its customs and habits was SO
borough that she was set to work on mapping
ut the Tennessee campaign. The result Of
hat campaign is SO well known to the world
hat no comment is necessary.
number Of years ago Miss Carroll, being
infrm and in want, appealed to Congress for
some compensation for the labors she had per-
formed. Her cause was championed by Henry
Wilson and BENZ. Wade, and there were the
letters Of President Lincoln and various mill
tary gentlemen. The bill for her relief dragged
its slow length through month after month and
year after year until it got to be a veritable
"Jarndyce" affair. Congress finally declared
that it was too much honor TO bestow upon a
woman and would spoil the paltry claims set
up by some parties Of the other gender for
originating the ideas Of that splendid cam
paign, and refused to adjudicate the case at
all The Court OF Claims finally got the bust
ness, and after the usual dignified delay Sub
stantiated the claim to recompense she so long
ago made before Congsess for services per.
formed during the civil war;"
WOMAN WHO REGULARLY ENLISTED,
The only woman on record as having regu-
larly enlisted in the war Of the rebellion as
woman was Mrs. Kady Brownwell. She was
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