New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-21

MISS ANNA ELLA CARROLL PASSES AWAY
IN HER SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR.
c,r WAC THE ACKNOWLEDGED AUTHOR OF
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN ADOPTED 81
pprS1nENT LINCOLN IN 1851.
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBUNE.i

PRESIDENT LINCOLN IN 1851
icy TELEGRAPH TIE TRIbUNEj
u-s,,,cton Feb 2O-One of the most remarkable
women in American history died at the home or her
sister in this city yesterday, at the age or seventy
eight years Anna Ella Carroll. OF Maryland was
the author of plan which was characterized as tna'
which broke the backbone of the Reoeiiion' lie
character and magnitude Of Miss Carrolls services
70 the United States are fairly described III ,ie
ranor, from the Committee on Military AHalrs
submitted to the House of Representatives Jew
ycars ago by General Edward $. Bragg OF Niscoh-
sin The committees report the unanimous ex-
nression of the members OF that body anu I'O'ii ~
the following brief extracts are made:
"In the autumn Of 1851 the great question as 10
vhether the Union could be saved or whether II was
bopelessy subverted depended upon the ability Oh
the Government to open the MISSISSIPPI anu ue
liver a fatal blow upon the resources OF INC C0"
federate power. The original plan was 10 iouuIe
the formidable Notifications by descending 'H'
river aided by the gunboat fleet then IN prepai"o
,,o, for that object. President Lincoln mad re-
served TO himself the special direction or lhis eA
nedition but before 1t was prepared TO move TIC
became convinced that the obstacles 10 NC -"
countered were too grave and serious LOT 'i'e
cess which the exigencies OF the Crisis ue"ih-.1'
and the plan was then abandoned ana the ar''e'
s,,er,d nm the Tennessee River. and thence south
ward =, the centre Of the Confederate power.
"The evidence before this committee completely
establishes that Miss Anna Ella Carroh "da tr'
,uthor of the change Of plan. whicn invo'Ve1 Trans"
fer Of the National forces 10 their ne" OaS ~
Northern Mississippi and Alabama, in command Oh
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad the erect
of this campaign upon the country ana the an@I'y ~.
to find out and reward the author are b Hause
OF Representatives. oath Of February; 49,. hu' -
was deemed prudent TO make no PHoiIT ~ e' isdom
20 the authorship while the war lasted. ne HlS
Of the plan proven not ohIy DS ',e -. ~
advantages which resulted. giving the hds.eIS VI
assuring their success, even against ,,e ~ ke
Europe should they have coD men pI me MssIssppi
or win any decided success on the pan nrs' uc''e
at is further conclusivey shown that no plan.
order letter telegram or suggestion Oh 'e r hnen
produced except in the paper SUBMITTED t 10y IN
Carroll November 80 ISL ana her S,ai pro
letters to the Government as the caihpaigm ga
crossed II is further shown to this coinmlt'e,e
that the able and patriotic publications OF lnen no.
alist In pamphlets ana newspapcIs' m 70
social influence not only argely r s,aie Mar
land but exerted a wide and salutary influence on
all the border States These publications We're ueu
bate in Congress shows that she was the hEst
writer the war powers Of the Government her
value. including PTesidcnt l-inSoIn ,ny
Chase Stanton Seward Mee s Bnotle cc
lamer. Cowan. Reyeriy Johnson and HICKS. hon
Horace Bnney. Hon. benjamin H. Brewster non
William NJ. Meredith. Hon. Robert J. Walker hon
Charles 0Conor Hon Ed"ards mitrrG. Io F'rn
els Thomas, Of Maryland and many others louhd
the memorial" o.
But Notwithstanding this favorable report Con-
yress has never granted remuneration 10 MISS
Carroll for the valuable services rendered by her.
President Lincoln remarked to Congressman VIII
Mitchell that this Anna Ella Carroll ~ the
head Of the Carroll race When the history or TINS
war is written she will stand good bit taller 'nan
old Charles did
Miss Carroll was a descendant Of the famous
Charles Carroll Of CarrolltOn She grand
daughter OF Henry James Carroll. who married the
beautiful daughter Of Sir Thomas King. and her
father Governor Thomas King Carroll, who
married Miss Juliana Stevenson, daughter OF
Dr a
clan OF Baltimore. Miss Carroll was born at the
home OF her father Kingston Hall. Somerset
County Maryland. Her body taken to-day 10
the eastern shore Of Maryland: Funeral services
will be held tomorrow at Trinity Church, near
Cambridge, Dorchester County
The surviving members of Governor Carrolls
family Dr. Thomas King Carroll. of Cambridge.
Nd; Miss Mary Henry Carroll and Mrs Ada Car
roll Bowdle. OF this city: Mrs. Sarah Carroll Grad
dock. OF Pikesville. Baltimore and Mrs Henri
eta Stevenson Gibson. OF Talbot County. Md.