Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-29

In attack ms FIve FORKS md DInwiddie
Courthouse thk< when b. had Szkcpecdod
IN drawing - much force from our
lines a. possible he would attack Sc both
places. How c0ffecE her information vas
those who were there and the historian
can ten Upon veoetvinG tht information
tbsf afternoon q hurried family consulta-
ton wk& held. She n1tdc the startling nil-
pouncetne1t that chs was going into Lees
lines that night. No amount OF persna-
sion couid move her from this deter,nii,a-
earth abe saddle5 tho only horse LETT and
huoKlcd pistol around her. ComIaend-
ing her soul 10 God, amidst the prayers
and teafs Of her family she. disappeared
in the darkness 10 md BY devious ways
the lines Of General Lee, about thirty ml,e5
OF. About eight miles from bone. she
told us. . short. quick " halt was called.
D bullet passed uncomfofiably near; bat
she coon left her pursuers in the distance.
AT another place she attempted TO ford
stream. Her horse lost his feet and down
both went IN water TO her waist: she heid
held her pistol above water with one nann
and led the horse with the other; Nothing
else pefeil her until we met. Our heads
were close together listening. 70 informa-
fion which we we'll knew sealed the doom
OF our cause. Like one born TO command,
she turned to me, saying: want, you 10
see me home. jackson. Bond, and Boon
can reach our lines in time"
THE aRAnDEsT HEROINE.
We wrapped her dripping form IN two
army blankets and tendefiv lifted her ia
the saddle. With tears chasing each otner
down their weather brown faces they clasp
ed the warm aud willing hand Of the brave
Virginia girl and started on their danger
GUS and doubtful mission to beat Grant TO
Fiye Forks By 8 A. 81. next dsv two
divisions of Lees army were on tine
move. With few hurried instructions
20 her TO keep about 2vo feet IN my
rear. I started to deliver to Der
mother the grandest heroine l ever
knew. I kept her horse In brisk trot
until Just before the morning star began
TO fade. | hid her In tho woods until
made reconnaissance to see that the coast
was clear. / will not Attempt to describe
the scene that took place when she fell
fa,ntIne into the arms of her mother. AZ
ter a hasty breakfast thirty miles from
where left the last Confederate picket,
bid farewell 20 that grand old virginia
family TO join If possible my, brave com,
yades before the tinal roundup. wnich
knew was not far OIL.
Nearly twenty-four hours had passed
over my head without rest or sleep. was
fred on twice by scouting Federals, stood
for half an hour up 70 my nose IN water IN
pile OF driftwood to allow a squadron
of blue cavalry to pass within 100 feet
OF me--some OF them SO unkind as to
water their horses within twenty feet.
The movement of Sheridan's and
Wsrren's corps toward Dinwiddie
Courthouse made my trip much longer
and far more dangerous. About day.
light next morning (my six foot
two inches and us pounds OF iron
constitution was nearly played with the
forty hours of incessant walking) l
dragged myself into General A. p. Hills
quarters to report the many little details
Of additional information picked no on
the run. Before awoke from deep SUM
bear few hours later the death grapple
between the giants had commenced. 1t
might have been otherwise. but had IL not
been for this brave girl the surrender
would have been week earlier than APP
pomattox.
Now, reader, we did not marry. neither
have / ever heard from her since that
eyentful morning, and should this meet
her eye will salute the matron of forty
three years. The then boy of twenty (now
forty-seyen) will wish health to you and
your family. May you live long and pros
peri