The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-01

the ranks as volunteers. Some of these,
like the famous Deborah Sampson Of
1776, after seeing much hard service
were discovered and discharged, while
doubtless many played their part until
the war was over.
The advice of women like Mercy War
rem, Abigail Adams, Catherine Schuyler
and Dorothy Hancock was eagerly
sought by the most brilliant command
ers and statesmen OF the colonies. Miss
Warren was the adviser of such men
as Samuel and John Adams, Thomas
Jefferson, Dickinson, Gerry, Knox and
Jay.
In the late civil war there were good
and faithful women interested in the
success of north or south. The names
of the heroines of that conflict are
household words = Mary Livermore,
Dorothea Dix, Clara Barton, Anna Wit
tenmeyer, Mother Bickerdycke and
scores of others. The sanitary commits
sion, with its great fairs and generous
ly filed subscription lists, sewed to fur
nish the funds for supplies and sent out
brave nurses, who served even upon the
field of battle under the guns of the
enemy Many of these undertook all
manner of dangerous enterprises in or
der to serve their country.
No name should be more honored in
America than that of Anna Ella Car
roll, military genius of the first order,
who but for her sex would have ranked
as one of the great commanders of the
age. The daughter of distinguished
Maryland family, she had every oppor-
tunity which wealth and high position
could offer to cultivate her naturally
great abilities. The problem of militia
| ry maneuvering was always a subject
| of the greatest interest to her. When
| the war between the north and the
south broke out it was largely through
| the instrumentality of this beautiful
southern woman that her state, Mary
| land, concluded to remain in the Union.
| 1t was Miss Carroll who defended
| President Lincoln against the charge
of making the war;"
| When the Union cause was dark
est, Miss CaTolls genius as q military
strategist was recognized by President
Lincoln. The Union army had been
costing the government $4,000, 600 a day
and up to this point meeting with lit
tie success when, at the presidents re-
quest, she went to ST. Louis. The result
of that visit was the brilliant campaign
which resulted in the fall of Fort Hen
| ry ana Fort DonelSon, but Miss car
roll was told that it was absolutely
| necessary that the authorship of the
| plans should be a secret so long. as the
war lasted, and it was long after the
| close of the awful struggle before her
| services were generally recognized.
The name of Nine. Rial, wife of the
| leader of the insurgents in the present
Philippine islands rebellion and that
OF Evangelina Cisneros have within the
last two years been conspicuous in the
protest which neighboling peoples have
made against the tyranny of Spain.
When, at different times. the South
American republics threw off the yoke
of their oppressor. the tiInid, convent
bred senoritas were everywhere work.
ers for and champions OF the cause of
independence.
With the first suggestion of hostiiit;es
between America and Spain hundreds
of American women volunteered their
services to aid their country, showing
that the old spirit Of feminine patriotic
daring is still alive.
ELIZABETH MORGAN.
Lady tJxbridge at her marriage re-