The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-23

Charles Martin She was of good stock,
apparently. and had evidently enjoyed the
advantages of an education for she wrote
an excellent hand, and made herself use
full TO the officers of the regiment in the
capacity of clerk. She was involved in
the chances of five battles, but she es-
capped unframed. The officers never
dreamed of any question as to the chld's
sex. She was finally taken III with ty-
phoid fever, and was removed TO the Penn
sylvania Hospital In Philadelphia. Here
one OF the female nurses discovered her
sex. and the brave little girl was re-
turned to her own people, who had mourn
ed her as dead.
\ girl named Fannie Wilson enlisted in
the Twenty fourth New Jersey in order
to follow her sweetheart, who was mem
Der of the same regiment, into the field.
He knew nothing of her action, but she
saw him every day, aud came near to be-.
ing assigned to the same mess tent with
him. The Twenty-first New Jersey
fought through the first campaign in
Western Virginia, the girl soldier carry
ing herself valiantly. Then the regiment
was ordered before Nicksbufg. The girls
lover was wounded. and without reveal
ing her sex Miss Wilson nursed him. She
only made herself, known to him just be-
fore he died. The girl herself became i'll
when her lover was laid away, and with
a large number of sick and wounded was
sent to Cairo, Ill. Here her sex was re-
vealed, and upon her recovery she was
dismissed from the service The girl was
thrown upon her own resources In Cairo
and for a time she served an engagement
as ballet girl. Then she Went TO Mem
phis and enlisted again, this time in
cavalry regiment, the Third Illinois. Her
sex was discovered after couple
OF weeks. She was held up by her
guard and arrested for being a woman in
mans clothing. She was taken to the
office of the commanding officer, II being
suspected that she might be a Confederate
spy, but she made IL clear that she was
a good loyal Federal soldier. She was
provided with an outfit of woman's
clothes and sent back North
A young woman named Mary Owens of
Danville, Montour county Pennsylvania,
enlisted in order to be with her husband.
The girls father had been violently OPP
posed to her marriage The couple were
married secretly and the young wife don
ned the United States uniform, enlisted
under the name of John Evans in the
same company with her husband, endured
ali the hardships of the camp and the
dangers of the field saw her husband fall
dead by her side, and returned home
wounded Her sex was not discovered
while she Yves in the service. She was
in the service for eighteen mouths, took
part in three battles and was wounded
twice, both times in the arm. she dress
ed her wounds herself in order to preserve
the secret of her sex She was a Welsh
girl and pretty and clever.
A Brooklyn girl, whose name is not
given, tried hard 10 enlist in several
Brooklyn recruiting offices, without sue
cess She went 10 Ann Arbor, Mich.
where she had relatives, and remained
with them long enough to ascertain the
whereabouts of the Michigan regiments.
Then she went 10 Detroit, where she join
ed the drum corps of one of the Wolverine
regiments. Her sex was not discovered
and she was sent with her regiment to the
Army of the Cumberland. She survived
the hardships OF the Kentucky. campaign.
where so many strong men went down.
Her regiment had place in the division
of the gallant Van Cleve, and during the
battle of Lookout Mountain she was struck
In the left side by a mimic ball. The
surgeon discovered her sex. and told the
girl that her wound was mortal. She
dictated a letter to her parents In Brook
Ign, and died within an hour after she
was shot.
Mrs. Belle Reynolds the wife of Lieut..
Reynolds of Company a, Seventh Illinois
Regiment, was with her husband during
several heavy battles, including that or
Fort Donelson, and for her valiant con-
duct she was commissioned a major by
Gov. Yates OF Illinois. Mrs. Reynolds
however, made no effort to conceal her
sex.
4 Young woman, 10 years OF age, at
tending a convent near Wheeling. w. Va,
runaway from the institution 10 join the
army in 1862. She enlisted. undiscovered,
as 10 her sex, In the Second Tennessee
Cavalry. and accompanied the Army OF
the Cumberland 10 Nashville She was In
the thickest OF the fight at Murfreesboro,
and was wounded In the shoulder. The
snreeon who dressed her wound discov-
cred her sex, aud Gen. Rosecrans was
made acquainted with the case. The
yo9na woman was mustered out. Rose.
Grams was very fayorobly impressed with
the girls nerve, and himself saw TO the
arrangements for shipping her 70 her
own people.
She did not proceed to her home. but
went 10 Bowling Green, where she en-
listed In the Eighth Michigan as regi-
mental bugler. she WAS a hrst-rate horse
woman, and brayely endured the hard
ships incident 10 the life OF a soldier She
gained some reputation 90 scout, hav.
Ing made several remarkable expeditions
witch were attended With signal Success.
She Was tain eirl Of Eo0d figure, nu-
burn hair ard blue eyes. when her eex
wac discovered fof the second time. and
che was mustered out, Fhe took 4 good
n8turediy ara went 10 thr home 81 her
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