Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-16
HEROINE OF THE WAR.
ANNA ELLA CARRoLL'S MILL
TARY GENIUS.
4 southern woman whSse strategic shill
was an Important Factor Ia bringing
victory to the Union Army Her Nlai'ns
Unheeded by Congress.

Trinity church, in Dorchester conn-
~, MARYLAND, all that was mortal OF
Anna Fla Carroll. the able, brilliant
and intrepid woman who has pre-
sented TO congress each term since
1870 well authenticated claim for
services rendered the cause Of the
union during the civil war, by sub
hitting her plan and maps for the
Tennessee campaign
In the death OF Miss Carroll Mary
land lost the most deroutly loyal
woman that stood by her country =
flag during those hazardous days
when for u gentlewoman to side with
the union was almost ostracism from
the society of her sex. and required
more courage in a Maryland woman
than her brothers mustered in facing
shot and she'll
In the descriptive catalogue Of
the congressional library there Is q
list Of documents ia relation 10 the
services Of Anna Ella Carroll, tho
first OF which, dated March 81, 1870,
is petition for bmpensatlou for
services, and similar memorials
thereafter till May, 1881, Ono ra-
por. on the claim Is made by Seua-
tor Cockrell, in lSTa and one by
Representative f. 5 Bragg In 1881.
All the letters reports and dncu-
ments concerning Miss CARROLL
literary and military services have
been reproduced from the congress,
ional records in The compilation OF IL
recent manual entitled "A Military
Genius, acco ding 20 the New York
Herald In this tho author ; E.
Blackwell, sets them forth with com.
mcndable zeal. in the hope that even
though too late TO crafty or benefit
the bitterly disappointed claimant,
the authenticity OF her c-cdeutiaJs
and the high standing Ji her yoach.
ers may influence later historians 20
accord 10 woman intultiyc genius
the credit for strategic movement
which had not occurred 70 the naval
and military leaders while as set
the war had watci many weary
months and hundreds - thousands
OF men had iOrsaken homo Tor the
fray
In o congressional document 50
1878 Miss Carroll thus rgcouuts her
connection with this plan II :Ag Ten.
uesseo campaign
III tas Hl.h'nr q l73l NY attsatp1 wa4 ar
rested by the confidence Expressed 81 S54sh
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Srto nition 81 southern iG4sPeH4ca F. -
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whose au'0Aaa was ptl7t ana '"1f1sI tr3A
u's th.t ne was lAaa WIN the expedition t-s.
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L'4ns oh 'ha m'ltsrY situation lntt the
ION 90 Communicate la4s tH2ufht ~ A9 had
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:. :. 1911 hps hatf thAI ea'ct ~ concurr6j
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S~ss. ". 9y"'l 70 oa A@tlsuci as 20 thr
'.''t,'y ~ tHs ish"t'a5ee Ihe interview
y, gIo.ou ~ Some me ~ tue close tyld
~ 2Cott !, wa my purpose 10 iry aal induce
the government 20 divert the Mississippi OK.
p,.l''loh w vac Ienn"s9es ana asked him 20
~, . ul5'lorsuUAh OF tar most Important
80. 49, - w 0g' 'ts'Atlhn "a WISHED
~, - ~ .,i.s oNItyt W same aay wrote 70
.'..i' ,s'ary OF war Ihomh' S'nit.
= :, -, uAi Promised 20 communicate the
.9'.S y ~ oo7oE'at'ons "hita "a the Wost
~ 49, 80 ~ HtloIneg 'cheEa' Bates to both
- .i','' - So ~ '"pot'1Heo OF chinee
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IN nor latcSJ account OF the oc-
written be Miss CnrroII
whom in hnr 7Sth yc,,. ~. ,o,,,,e-.. -
- '.Si '"'ii Scd' ny request OF
80 - wy lS14luE magazines she
idu5 inc clinchlng fact OF LiucOlu's
acceptance Of hrr DInna
49,, ~. 49, w = ,fusnnr BATE Woo
~ tl9 ''l'5ls5lpp' kAhooat schen' 10 pc.
ary 81 wnr M se y o''g - ' t, a2,,nt s35f
It Hrst az impracttcablc returned Immsii.
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