The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-13
ANNA ELLA CARROLL.
A Heroine of the Civil W7r-sketch
Of Her Career and the Plans That
EnffsIc Her to Being Called "the

Woman Who saved the satisn.v
Among the heroes. great and small
who are CONNIE Eorated on Memorial day.
one heroine hsE been 50 pers.stertly
overlooked that there are probably many
Among fhosa who join in memorial
ror@r-o-,t@s who never heard OF
her. Yet II In claimed for Anna Ella Car
ron that she was The actual savior Of
the Union. and that without her all the
blood and treasure so lasisaly poured o1t
~ the North would have bean wasted
There are those. Of course, who deny hrs
rignt 10 this high honor, but no one WHO
mas given the subject any attention
doubts that her services TO the govern
raent were great, and the number OF De-
f!evers is rapidly increasing This Is
partly due TO the fact that the case has
been taken 10 by the wsSDan's clubs ana
Journals and partly TO the publication by
tie Century in its SERIES Of war papers
Of an account Of Miss CAROLS work
II has thus been brought TO the atten-
ton Of large number OF people VINO
either were completely ign GRANT OK IL be-
fore or had undervalsied its Importance,
and the result fas been a demand for in-
formation that was NOT easily artAin2 Die.
10 meet the need. Miss Sarah EiEen
Blackwell collected ali rae facts obtain
able from family records and congress
SIGNAL documents. and published them in
IL book entitled "A Military Genius"
The case Is summarized in the following
report of the military committee presented
To the For.y-sixth congress et its third
" ssion. AID published in Miss Blackwell
book:
in tho autumn of 1851 the great question
as To whether the UBioa could be saved
or whether /; aas hopelesaly sabverted
s.F
10 open the Mississippi and deliver u fatal
low uyon the resources Of the Confeder-
ate power. The original plan was To re-
dBce the formidable Qualifications by de-
scentsng this river. aided ny gunboat
feet then In preparation for that object.
''Presidesst Lincoln had reserved 10 him.
self the special direction OF this expedi-
ton, bat before il was prepared to move
he became convinced that the obstacles 10
lie encountered were too grave and ser1-
Gus for the success which the exigencies
OF the crisis demanded. and the plan
then abandoned and the armies diverted
up the Tennessee river. and thence south
ward 10 the center OF the Confederate
power.
The evitsnoe before this committee COM
pietely establishes that Miss Anna Ella
Carroll WIS the author of this change Of
plan, which Involved J. transfer OF the Ma
tionai gaFces 10 their new base in North
ArEzfrs3eifl aIsl ii}t2stftft,
the memphis X Charleston railroad: that
she devoted tirn.. and money IN the autumn
Of 1851 20 the investigation of its feasibility
IS established ny the sworn testimony or
l.. II. Evans chief Justice Of the snpreme
court of Texas. to the military committee
OF the Unit ii States senate in the Forty
SECOND congresS. that after that inycsti-
CATION she submitted her plan in writing
20 the war department at Washington,
placing il In the hands Of Col. Thomas a.
Scott assist ant ssSretary of war as Is con-
nrmed by hts statement, also confirmed oy
fife statement VI the Hon. l.. h. Wade.
chairman OF the committee on the conduct
OF the war made to the same committee.
and Of President lincoln and Secretary
Stanton Also by the Hon. . H. Browning.
q Illinois. senator auFlog tae war, in con-
hdentlal relations with President Lincoln
and Secretary stanton; also that of the
Hon. Elisha Whittlesey. comptr Her OF the
treasury. also by the Hon Thomas IT.
Hicks, governor of Maryland. and by the
Hon. Frederick Feckey's affidavit, comp
troiler o. the public WORKS OF Maryland:
by the Hon. R.yerdy Johnson. the Hon.
George Ntckers. United States senator
from Maryland: again. the Hon. j. T.
Hesdlcg, the Rev. Or. X. J. Breckenridge
Lirof. Joseph Henry. the Rev. Dr. Hodge.
~. the Theological seminary at Princeton
ard remarkable interviews and corrc-
sq3nderce 81 Judge h. +. Wade. That
tafs campaign prevented the recognition OF
Southern inde rendeuce b. It's fatal Effects
Cn the Confederate States IS shown by lct-
ters from the Hon. 4. NJ. Clay. and bV his
lrtteTs from st Petersburg; also those Of
MIR. Adams and Mr. Dayton from London
agd Paris That the campaign defeated
nationally bankruptcy. then Imminent. aid
olCued tho way for thc 50 xtegn of finance
e. defend the Federal cause is shown or
the debates of the period ia both houses az
ttg the pF NFp
ins. Mt Dlpen Tha8aep~ Stevens, Roscoe
CoGkltpg. John Sherman. Henry Wilson
Mr. Fosse nden Mr.. Trumhull Mr. Foster
Garrett Davis Jehu }. Critttnecn etc
A'ao therein the opinion q the English
uTcss rs 10 why the Union could nor be
restored
The effect of this campaign upon .he
country ard the anxiety to md out ana
ward tae author are evidenced by the
resolution og Roeeoe Eoaknng in me
hnnse ~ representatives. February -
lels. Eut II vas deemed prudent 10 make
10 public claim - 20 authorship while
H. War iasted
The wisdom Of the plan WAS proven. not
"nly hy the absolute advantage which re-
stslled giving the mastery OF the conflict
- the national arms apl evermore ass;r-
Tx their success even agsiust the powers
- an Eurc1e. should they have com
t'ucd. bat u vas likewise proven by he
a-'ttt4N tNs f'f-t4 sfes~ af~NtEe&lEi or AEU any
deeided success 90 thc plan first deslasd
10y the government.
II Is further co1ctuslNely shown tina. no
p.an ort3Fc h,;ter. telegram or suggestion
~ the Tennessee river as the line OF in
v2Siou has ever a4@n produced. cxs.ot in
tno paicv 1roduo-i hv Miss Carroll on
November IN i~'i and hcr subsequent lot
t.rs 40 the government So the campaign
rrce~eas-si
lt is uvthcT shown 30 THIS COMMITTEES
'hat the ab3e and patriotic publications OF
HtUsUria}fst n Pamphlets and nev7spa-
f-r~ Wlth aef high social influence not
VHiF lars ty contributed 90 the cnu-a o.
taa lUFos lu TIER oWn stats MARYLAND.
hat cXertaJ wfia and ealut&rv influence
ce an the border states
Fhyae publications Here used rs sha
wnvsrntr~1t gs vfar measures ara the de-
Bate ln Ncnsrr r. shows that she vas TIA
nrst writer oa she war powers es thu -e,,-
~ruueaf. Le8Et-s f7strsuasn ara t5rta,S
eoT0 tcstir10uv fp thelr value lucl.7.ss--
President ffnrotr S,cr>tarf,s l,,,ees
stanton. seward. Nelie~ asa S.aifh. At
torn cy-t}eaeral eates. Senators BROWNING
teo0Attte. Gfaiisnsr CcwaB gevrs,f.
johnson aua Hicks. ths Hon Nara,p sin
Uny ,he aon. lSen amin n Brewster the
slo8. NfGaw Il. AegT-ath. the Hon
Nohart : " a}Esr she Hon Charles O.
traor. tes Hon. Inward plerrepont The
Won. &award F.Nenagt she Hon. Thomas
EogW So. ta& Hon. Francis Thomas. cf
y aLsf MMa mary .etEa~x s.,.as 49,.