The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-07

gloomy for, the Yankees, according to the
Richmond papers.
Old Union soldiers did not place i'm
plicit reliance in the statements of their
own paners, and this spirit of skenticisrn
was intensified when they came to read
the newspapers controlled by the enc
my. Captain Forbes, with strong ex-
preston of disgust, was about to toss the
Richmond Wing on the floor, when his
eye caught the headline. ga Kentucky
Heroine" and lower down the name.
'sMiss Jennie Campbell"
The captain set up. Here was mat
ter of more interest to him than edito-
rial speculations about the war. The
following is the article, quoted from
memory:
Miss Jennie Campbell. of Madison county.
Kentucky. is now a guest at the Spottiswood
hotel and the reason for her presence in the cap-
ital of the Confederacy at this time makes part
of story that is thrilling from first to last. Miss
Campbell came up on the Yankee truce boat
City of New York, and was transferred to the
care of Colonel Ould by Major Trueford. the
Federal commissioner. She is about twenty
years of age, cultured, and self possessed be-
You'd her years. and very beautiful DESPITE the
traces of physical fatigue and mental anxiety
Her brother, captain IN our service, is now
under sentence of death in Kentucky. having
been reprieved for thirty days-that was ten
days ago-by the Federal president, and Miss
Campbell is here to secure the exchange of a
Yankee officer. whose testimony will show that
Captain Campbell is entirely innocent of the
crime for which he has been convicted Here
follows an account of Captain CampbeH's her
oisIn, in the main pure fction-and recital
of his capture, trial, conviction and reprieve,
in the main accurateI
Had it not been for the efforts of one Captain
Howard Forbes, of the Second Kentucky Fed
eral Mounted Rifles, Captain Campbell's SEN
tence would have been carried out without de-
lay. These young men had been schoolmates
and playmates, and it is pleasant to record. in
the presence of so much that is brutal and
cruel on the part of the enemy, that Forbes did
not permit his Yankee sentiments to blind him
to the needs and wrongs of the condemned
Confederate.
President Davis with the gallantry and con-
sideration that distinguish all his acts, has
made an appointment with Miss Campbell for
this morning at the executive mansion. Ofon
thing this heroic young woman may be assured,
and that is the sentence on her brother will
not be carried out. The four hundred Federal
captains now prisoners in our hands will be to
her a guarantee of this.
Captain Forbes read this report over
and over again, and he was still reading
it and doubling it when Captain Wine
came in to invite him to supper. He
showed it to the Confederate, who re-
piled:
81 think it is true in every particular"
s'Well, for my cousin, Lieutenant
Bowen's sake, am glad. 1t may result
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While they were at supper in the tav-
ern dining room soldier came up to
the table, saluted, laid paper before the
Confederate, then wheeled and walked
out. Captain Wine glanced the paper
over, then said as he handed it to Forbes:
81 think that will interest you, cap
tain"
1t was a telegram dated at Richmond
that afternoon. 1t read:
Send on to Richmond by first available train
the Federal officers Forbes and Bowen now in
your charge. If they will give paroles to report
to me, no guard will be needed. WINDER.
Il think can congratulate you," said
the Confederate. sit looks to me very
much as if this Kentucky woman had
seen President Davis to some advantage,
and that you and your cousin are not to
spend the winter with us after ALL"
s'And when does the next train go
down to Richmond"
within an hour. presume you will
be ready"
81 think can pack up in that time.
If you will take me back to the prison
at once can have chat with Lieuten-
ant Bowen, and ! can promise that he
will initiate me in giving his parole not
to attempt to escape" said Forbes.
At half past seven the cousins were
brought down to the prison Office and
gave their paroles to report to General
Winder as soon as they reached Rich
mond. Then they were furnished with
passes and transportation, placed ON
board mixed train and were off fer
Richmond.
"About hundred and seventy mile,
and we'll be cussed lucky if we get into
Richmond in twelve hours, for the creeks
are up and the roadbed is down-'way
down below par" This is what the con-
ductor said to a stout, dark faced man
with a majors star on his gray coat.
Captain Forbes secured a seat beside
Major Moses, and his cousin got one
with a young cavalry officer across the
aisle. Major Moses proved to be de-
lightful travelling companion. In answer
to the captains questions as to Long
streets prospects at Knoxville, Major
Moses replied:
Il shall hurry back from Richmond
in day or two quite prepared to find
Burnside surrendered or Longstreet in
retreat. Everything depends on the out
come of the pending battle before Chat
tanooga. If Grant beats Bragg-and /
much fear he will-then he will detach
force to relieve Knoxville and we'll
have to scurry into Virginia. Your peo-
pie blundered in the Chickamauga cam
paign, and much fear we are initiating
| them"
This proved to be the correct view, for
within week Missionary Ridge was
won and Sherman was hurrying to the
relief of Burnside, and Longstreet was
preparing to retreat with less than one
half the men he had taken with him to