The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-23
Death OF tho Author of tho Vlck5-
burg Campaign.
ANNA ELLA CARROLL IN THE VAR.
Il Woman who Helped Snvo tho
Country Allowed to Die with Her
Claim on tho Nations Gratitude
UnrccoEnlAed In IL Substantial Way.
a Report by n Congressional Com
mittcC Detailing Her Services,
Washington l'O1i.


patriot is established In tho records OF
congress, in tho executive departments
OF tho government. and in tho political
literature OF tho country in discussions
Of questions OF state, has just died Mt
tho residence OF her sister in this city.
Anna Ella Carroll, OF Maryland, died on
Monday, i'll tho seventy.ninth year OF
her nge. Shc was tho author of tho
plan which was characterized rs that
which broke tho backbone OF tho rebel.
lion"
Tho character, magnitude and value
OF Miss CAROLS services to tho United
States and tho people OF this country
arc well and fairly described in tho re-
port from the committee on military
atlairs submitted 10 tho house OF repre-
gentatives few years ago by Con.
Edward S. Bragg, OF Wisconsin. Tho
committees report was the unanimous
expression OF the members Of that body,
and from it the following brief extracts
arc made:
MISS CAREoLI'S PLAN OF CAMrAlGN.
In tho autumn OF 1861 the great ques.
ton as TO whether tho Union could be
saved, or whether twas hopolessly sub.
vertcd, depended upon tho ability OF
the government to open tho Mississippi
and deliver fatal blow upon tho re-
eources OF the Confederate power. The
original plan was 10 reduce the formid-
ablo Notifications by descending this
river, aided by the gunbnat fleet, then
in preparation for that object.
President Lincoln had reserved to
himself tho special direction OF this ex-
petition, but before it was prepared 10
move he became convinced that the OBJ
stacles TO be encountered were too grave
and serious for the success which tho ex-
igencics Of tho crisis demanded, and tho
plan was then abandoned and tho ar
mics diverted up the Tennessee river
and thence southwark to the center OF
tho Confederate power.
The evidence before this committee
completely establishes that Miss Anna
Ella Carroll was the author OF this
change OF plan. which involved trans
fer OF the national forces 10 their new
base in North Mississippi and Alabama,
in command OF the Memphis 4 Charles.
ton railroad.
Tie etlectof this campaign upon the
country and tho anxiety 10 find out aud
reward tho author arc evidenced BY tho
resolution OF Mr.. Roscoe ConEling in
tho house OF Representatives 9th of
February, 1862. But it was deemed
prudent to make no public claim to
authorship while tho war lasted.
The wisdom OF the plan was proven,
not only by tho absolute advantages
which resulted, giving the mastery OF
tho conflict to the national arms and
ever more assuring their success, even
against tho powers OF Europe should
they have combined, but it was likewise
proven by the failures to open the
Mississippi OF win any decided SUCCESS
on the plan first devised by the govern.
ment.
ALL THE CREDIT BELONGS TO HER.
II is further conclusiycly shown that
no plan, order, letter, telegram or sug.
ges.ion OF the Tennessee river as tho
limo OF invasion has over been produced
except in tho paper submitted BY Miss
Carroll on the 30th OF November, 1861,
and her subsequent letters to the gov
eminent as tho campaign progressed.
1t is further shown to this committee
that the able and patriotic publications
OF melnorialist, in pamphlets and news
papers. with ner high social influence,
not only largely contributed to the
cause OF tho Union in her own state,
Maryland (sce Governor Hicks letters,
p. 81, memorial), but exerted wide and
salutary influence on oil the border
states (see Senator Towards report).
These publications were uacd by the
government MS war measures, and the
debate in Congress shows that she was
tho first writer on the war powers OF
the government. Leading statesmen
and jurists boro testimony to their
value. including President Lincoln, Sec.
:otaries Chase, Stanton, Seward, Welles,
Smith. Attorney General Bates, Scna-
tora Browning, Doolittlc, Callamcr,
Cowan, Reverdy johnson anil Hicks,
Hon. Horace Binney. Hon. BENJAMIN
II. Brewster, Hon. William ". Mere
dith, Hon. Robert ]. Walker, Hon.
Charles O'Conor. Hon. Edwards Pierre
pont, Hon. Edward Everett, Hon.
Thomas Corwin, Hon. Francis Thomas,
OF Maryland, and many others found in
the memorial.
CHARACTERISTIC ISGRATlTUDE