The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

Scathach, "who had a kind of military
academy in Scotland, whittier the nobest
sons of Erin were sent to accomplish THEN
military education" One of Scathachs
antagonists was the warrior Queen Aifes
who was in the long run overcome by Gu
chulln. Another celebrated lady battle
smith was Ness. the mother of COnche-
bar. 1t is to be feared, however, THAI
most of these strong armed heroines wer
rather an index Of the hideous barbarsn
of their time than the ideal of free anC
splendid womanhood. 1t was the ghast-
ly spectacle of two women hacking each
other to death with iron slckles which
prompted Ronalt. the mother of ADAM
ran to persuade her son to free the wo-
men of Ireland from foray and fight for
ever. "One of the four laws of Erin -
that of Adamnan-not to kill women.
OF English warrior ladies Boadicea
stands first, and indeed alone, for Cor
tismandua the Queen of the Brigantes, 10
only remembered as the betrayer of that
great-hearted ruler of South Wales Carac-
tacus. But we do not require to go back
into the mist of the dawn to discover IN
stances of womens heroism in battle
There were numbers of women who serve
during our war in both Federal and Con
federate ranks, some fighting side by side
with their husbands and sweethearts, dis
guised as men and taking all the risks
of death so that they might be with those
they loved; others fighting for the excite
ment of the life and playing their pah
with so much bodness as to guard THEM
secret until accident revealed it.
There was a convent bred girl who took
the name of Frank Martin and served IN
the war as dashing cavalryman of the
Second East Tennessee Regiment. A
wound received at Murfreesboro led to the
discovery of her sex. The surgeon who at
tended 10 her wounds was startled TO ma
that the soldier was a woman, and ne
speedily reported the matter to Gen. Rose
Grams, who saw that Frank Martin" was
sent back home as soon as her WOUNDS
would permit. There seemed to be no rea-
son for her enlistment other than love
of the life of solder.
A brave girl who joined the Northern
army in order to be with her sweetheart
was Annie Lillybridge. When her atHanc"
ed, who was a lieutenant in a Michigan
regiment, left for the war, Miss Lilly"
bridge became so melancholy that she de-
termined TO don mans clothing and enlist
How she managed to pass the doctors
is a mystery but in some way, known
only to herself, she succeeded in joining
the same regiment in which her sweet
heart was a lieutenant, and, unknown TO
him, he failing to recognize her in her
regimentals, she followed the fortunes OF
the regiment, content to know that she
was near the man she loved. Her sex
was discovered after she had been Sc
verely wounded in the arm, and she was
discharged when her wound was healed.
1t is gratifying 10 know that she married
the man of her choice when the war end
ed.
A case that aroused great interest ac
the time. and was the subject of news
paper comment all over the country was
that Of a Missouri woman who entered a
cavalry regiment and fought so fierceW
through many sanguinary battles that she
received special mention from the COM
handing officers. She was severely
wounded and died in hospital, her sex
having been discovered only when she was
in the hands OF the hospital surgeons 70
have her wounds dressed.
In all these cases, and many more that
could be cited women have shown that
they can face death on the battlefield
with the calm courage Of veteran fighters.
In the rough camp life they have stool
hardship as brayely as the men, and new
err by a sign have they revealed that their
rough uniforms concealed the frau forma
Of women.
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