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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08

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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08

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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08

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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08

b. HUTCHINSON, General M,nnycr
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boatload, of wounded was conveyed to Savannah. Another load was taken on during the night, and on Monday morning the boat returned for it's third load. All night Mrs. Reynolds and other devoted patriots worked without rest to alleviate the suffering of the wounded
 Monday night came the news that the rebels had been beaten and were in retreat toward Corinth. The dead on both sides numbered 4300 and there were over 5000 Union and Confederate wounded. Colonel Smith, who brought the tidings, was also the bearer of a message to Mrs. Reynolds from her husband, the first she had re- ceived since he went into action. Col onel Smith and his men were literally starving. None of them had partaken of food since Sunday morning. ana some of them had not tasted a crumb since Saturday night. Mrs. Reynolds had no authority to give out stores, but she knew where some nice loaves of bread had gone into a locker on the steamer. She broke open the locker, seized a bifurcated garment that she found among sanitary commission stores, tied a knot in each leg, damned these improvised receptacles full of loaves, and ragged it to Colonel Smith. who threw it across his horse and galloped off to his furnishing men.
 Tuesday morning was clear and cloudless Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Nor ton and Mrs. Cunningham, a profess sional nurse. who had in the meantime arrived. left the boat and made their way between the dead of both armies to the little log church of Shiloh. which had been turned into a hospital, and presented a ghastly sight. Here the army surgeons were at work in the small anteroom attached to the church. their operating table being improvised of a plank placed across two barrels It was 2 frightful scene. Strong men could not look upon it. On the floor of the church were men writhing and cursing and pleading for water, which nobody had undertaken to bring. Mrs. Reynolds stepped outside and called for volunteers to go with her to the river for water. Fifteen soldiers responded, and at the boat they were furnished with buckets. coffee and hardtack. not the prescribed diet for invalfds. but a blessing to the wounded. many of whom were starving That night the women returned to the boat. which had taken on another load. The next day these horrible scenes were repeated.
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When Sunday came once more, Mrs. Reynolds had not been in bed for seven nights and lays. The little rest she had caught had been while sitting with her head resting for a few minutes on the rail of the boat, when she would be again reused to care for tle wounded. On this day Governor Yates of Illinois arrived, accompanied by a corps Of physicians. Among the latter were DTS. Guth and Colburn O. Peoria, her home, men who had known her a year before as a blooming bride. They were shocked by her changed and haggard appear ance. and insiste upon her returning home for rest.
 Too worn O. and feebl for resist ance. she assented to the plans they made for her to return on the following day with the guberns torial party in the steamer Black Haw,- Twenty mem- bers of her husba td'S regiment all of them severely wounded and some of them going to die, were on the steamer Naturally the battle of Pi 'sburg Land ing, of which she had been an eye witness, was the chief topic of con- versation. She was called upon to ans wer many technical questions, and gave such an accurate description of the en- gagemei.t that Governor Yates of Illi- nois (the man who gave General Grant his first commission in the war of the Rebellion> exclaimed as sne concluded:
 "Why this woman is more deserving of a commission than half of the men who have them"
 Why not give her commission, then?" asked pr. Colburn.
 Governor Yates called for a blank commission and for a pen and ink. Of this document, which is registered in the Illinois State House, the following is a copy:
 SPRINGFIELD. H., April Is, 1862
 To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come-Greeting:
 Know ye that Mrs. Belle Reynolds, having been duly appointed to the hon iment" for meritorious conduct in camp and on the bloody field of Pittsburg Land ing, I. Richard Yates, Governor of the State of Illinois and commander-in-chief of the Illinois State Militia. for and on behalf of the people of said State, do com mission her to take rank as major from the 7th day of April, 1862.
 She Is, therefore, carefully and dili- gently to discharge the duties of said of flee by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging, and I do strictly require all officers and soldiers under her command to be obedent to her orders. and she Is to obey all such or
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comes from his own individuality.
 When our young person sets out Tn a serious attempt to write, having fully absorbed, let us say, the life about him, he is surprised to find that 1t is hard work. He decides that he cannot hope to become great for he has been taught that the great writer, the genius In It. erature. throws off his masterpieces without an effort. I know of nothing more discouraging to the young writer than this genius theory, and for the re- lief of any to whom it still exists as a bugaboo, I will say that l am pretty sure it's a myth. The only genus worth talking about in writing as in everything else is the genius or hard work.
 Of course brains are necessary and not all men have the mental equipment to become successful authors, but the idea that good literature comes as a sort of heaven-sent inspiration is erro- neous. Not to mention myself, can say from my acquaintance with suc- cessful authors, that most of the good literature of recent years has been ground out by painstaking and labori- ous work I suspect that the same thing would be found to be true of earlier writers, had there been news papers and reviews to probe into their daily lives and habits of work.
 Closely akin to this genius deius1on
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nois. Those were great days in war fare. The army of the Southwest was massing 10000 strong at Shiloh Church, near Pittsburg Landing. The Confed- crates, 50,000 strong, under Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and Beaure- gard, were coming from the South. The belief that a tremendous battle was at hand was shared by every one. Three weeks before Shiloh was fought Mrs. Reynolds met her husband in camp. Colonel Reynolds had meanwhile been made assistant adjutant general upon McClernand's staff. Here in camp, in sufficiently fed, through chill and frost and rain, the troops slept on the ground, and Mrs. Reynolds shared the common lot. It Is wonder that all did not die of pneumonia. There were sounds of cannonading and skirmishes in the locality of the camp every day There were signs that the battle might begin at any hour Mrs. Reynolds never left the camp.
 On Sunday, the morning of the 9th of April, she procured a can of peaches and some four from the sutler and be- gan to prepare a feast for herself and husband over the open campfire burn ing in front of the headquarters For V elIs a desultory firing had been kept up between the two armies. which were drawn up facing each other and when this firing increased no attention was paid to the circumstances until an orderly dashed into camp, bringing in- formation that the rebels had made an attack in force, and conveying orders for the Seventeenth to fall in and move forward. The camp was instantly ex- cited Mrs. Reynolds emptied the con- tents of her frying pan into her hus- bands haversack as he came out of the tent ready for the advance
 Here, take these; you will need them." she said
 'I don't know where I'll find you when this thing is over, Belle" he re- marked. anxiously, to his wife.
 "Oh, I'll remain here if possible" she replied, cheerfully, "and if I'm not here I'll be on the quartermaster's boat.'
 Sunday, April ', night darkness set tied down with the Northern troops panic stricken. It was necessary to arm those on board the boats to pre- vent them from being overrun with un- hurt men fleeing to them for shelter Mrs. Reynolds, by the order of Captain Norton, stood guard, armed with a re- volver. which she was pledged only to shoot In the air. Later that night the
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Is the idea that man can write with good results only when the fit Is on him. This Is lazy mans theory, but it is easy for young author to persuade himself into it. The only way for writer to accomplish anything is to set aside certain hours of the day (not too many) for his work, and devote him self to the work then as completely as though he were in an office or a factory. It may be hard at first. but he will soon become accustomed to it. and will grow into the habit of working at that time.
 I don't believe in trying to write so many hundred words every day, but if the writer devotes a certain amount of time to his task, even if he does not ac- complish much at each sitting. he will find the results mounting up in sat isfactory way. The man who waits for inspiration is likely to wait a long time for recognition.
 I don't believe that a writer should try to lose himself in his story. as is so often recommended. The advice sounds well, but 1t isn't sound. 1 hold that the greatest actor is the one who never forgets himself. and so it is in writing. The author should stand con- stantly in the attitude of critic and in quire, 'Is this true? Is it the way such a character would act or speak
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Writing is so different from other Kinds Of work, it depends so much upon lndlVldual character and habits of mind that It IS impossible to lay down any hard and fast rules in relation to if. No sooner have you done so than somebody violates them all and still comes out on top. Still 1t may be possible for an old stager, who has kept in more or less intimate touch with the literary world for a good many years to say a word or two, chiefly in the way of encouraging and reassuring the beginner, that will not be wasted.
 I will not attempt to instruct the be- ginner as to how to prepare himself or herself (we mustn't forget the her. in this) for writing. As said before. liter ature is bound by no hard and fast rules. There is no set of books, as in law or engineering, from which one must get his first principles. I don't mean that an acquaintance with the best writing Is of no value, but of vast ly greater importance is the ability and habit of observing the life that ex ists about one which nobody has yet put into a book.
 If the young person we are discuss ing has the gifts of mind which will make him a successful writer these qualities may be safely left to indicate the course which his preparation shall take. Only in this way can varie-
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Commission.

ders and directions as she shall receive from time to time from her commander in-chief or superior officer.
 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed.
 Done at Pittsburg Landing, the 18th day of April, in the. year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and of the independence of the United States the eighty-sixth.
 By the Governor.
 .Commander-in-Chef Illinois Militia
 ALLEN C. FULLER,
 Adjutant General. I. $. M.
 c. M. Hatch, Secretary of State.
 Attest: John Moses. A. D. c.
 Registered in Index Book No. 2. A. c. O.
 Two weeks later, rested but far from recruited. she returned to the corps. General McClernand used to tell of the scene in the camp of Illinois volunteers the day the first woman commissioned in an American war (perhaps in the world) showed her commission to the soldier boys. There was a shouting and a yelling with delight, and over 5000 of the soldiers marched past Major Belle Reynolds tent and saluted her as they passed.
 It was several years before Major Reynolds recovered from the shock and exposure she underwent that spring of 1S62, especially In the week succeeding Shiloh Although an invalid and un- able to minister to the wants of the soldiers in camp where she was, she remained with her husband until the fall of 1864. She saw more of the mighty events in American history. She heard the cannonading on the Mississippi and the crash of musketry in the dozen skirmishes that led up to the taking of Vicksburg. She was close to the bat tie of Champion Hill where the Grant army defeated Pemberton and his Con- federate forces with a terrible loss of life. She was with the Seventeenth Illinois when it advanced with Grant toward Vicksburg. Although an invalid she ate hardtack without a murmur and often thought a blanket on the ground a luxury for one in the ranks. She was very i'll when the final bombardment of Vicksburg began, but she kept posted on every movement of the Union troops. Vicksburg was surrendered by General Pemberton on July 4. 1863, and on Tuesday, the 9th, she entered the city with the conquering hosts.
 In spite of the entreaties of her friends in Illinois Major Reynolds re- mained with the Seventeenth Illinois. Her relatives urged her to abandon her life amid scenes of carnage and go home. But she felt that she had a mis- sion to perform at the front of war. She was the soldier boys comrade, their friend and fellow soldier and they stood on no ceremony With her. al- though she was major. Yet she ex- erted the strongest and the most cheer ing influence upon them because, of this very feeling of comradeship. She was the soldiers comforter and counselor All through the war she sat many an hour with a sick and wounded man until death or health relieved him. Once when she had almost yielded to the entreaty of her sisters to go home General L. E. Ross wrote to her:
 T wish you would stay if you pos sibly can. Mrs. Reynolds. your influence is so good upon the boys"
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was then in camp at Birds Point, Mo. Friends and relatives by the score ad- vised and entreated the young bride to keep at home and not take the aW- full risks of a soldier in the field. But it was all to no avail. She arrived in camp on the 11th. Three days later orders came to break camp and she went along
 She was but 19-tall, handsome and viYacious. The whole camp was de- lighted to have her there and among the sick and wounded her presence was as visit from a guardian angel. The officers begged her to accept better and different fare than theirs. but she de- clined. preferrtng to accept the lot of her husband and to be where she might do the most good in the cause for which her husband and the other soldier boys had enlisted. She ate the same food as did the soldiers, kept on the ground for days at a time drank from pools and brooks as did the poor est private, and never murmured at forty or fifty mile forced marches. She was busy all day long with her needle and thread for the soldiers and passed many nights with the sick and wound ed soldiers. Her letters to newspapers at the North did incalculable good in informing the Union women what they might do in alleviating the hardships and suffering of the boys at the front
 Hundreds of soldiers" wrote Gen. eral Rawlins to Governor Yates of Illinois, will never forget the work of charity and bravery that Mrs Rey- holds is doing, single-handed, these days. I know of no woman who is helping the sick and melancholy sol dier boys like this brave young woman scarcely more than a schoolgirl
 A few years ago General Lew Wal lace wrote in a war article in the Cen tury Magazine: "The Union troops at Shiloh blessed the day that the wife of Colonel John G. Reynolds came among them"
 At Cape Girardeau the regiment went into garrison duty for r1onth or so. The battle of Fredericktown followed. and in it Mrs. Reynolds tasted for the first time the horrors of war. During the battle she remained in the rear, suf- fering the anguish of uncertainty as to the fate of her husband Twice there came the news that her husband had been mortally wounded at the front, put later she found the report was false.
 When the battle was over she went on the field, ministering to the needs O.
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the sick and dying. She was the first woman on the field, and the good she did there Is inexpressible. The official war dispatches to Washington all told of her labors for the wounded and dying, and Horace Greeley wrote a stirring editorial in the New York Tribune concerning her patriotism and goodness. For three days and nights she worked hourly with the wounded and dying. She made no distinction be- tween the blue and the gray, and it seems that she, as well as Miss Barton, might well lay claim to having been the first to initiate the individual work based on no lofty scheme of action, but merely the faithful following of a tender-hearted woman's instincts.
 Within nine days-on February 6, 1862-came the battle of Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. Mrs. Reynolds was a witness to that engagement. She saw Commodore Foote's gunboats pour shot and shell into Fort Henry, while General Grants Illinois soldiers ad- vanced to victory by land. It was bitter cold weather. Mrs. Reynolds worked for a week with but a few hours sleep and without removing her clothing, among the hundreds of soldiers that crowded the lOspitals. She on her own responsibility organized a corps of young people, whose duty was to cheer the last hours of the dying
 Almost immediately the Seventeenth of Illinois was ordered to move south ward. The great camp was full of ex- citement. Mrs. Reynolds request to go with the troops to what every one felt was to be the mightiest battle in the West was denied. The officers believed the campaign was too rapid and severe for any woman. So, while the Illinois regiments marched hastily away with no camp outfits or extra baggage of any description Mrs. Reynolds re- mained at Fort Henry and labored for the comfort of the men in the hospitals.
 A week later, February IS, 1862, the news of Grants and Hunters wonder full victory at Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River thrilled the North as much as the news of the battle at Manila has, and Mrs. Reynolds hast ened there with all speed to help the soldier boys. There were over 900 wounded in the hospitals and in the country homes of that locality, and the woman-then just 20 years old-threw all her vigor into her hospital service
 She was relieved on March 22, and went southward to join in the fortunes of the camp of the Seventeenth Illi-