The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12

vfded with an OUTFIT OF womhn's oiotn~s
and sent back North. -
DanvilIe. Montour county, Pa, enlisted
in order 70 be with her HUSBAND. Inc
girla father had been violently opposed
to her marriage. The couple were mar.
ried secretly, and the young wife donned
the United States uniform, enlisted
under the name Of John Evans Ia .ns
same company with her husband, endured
all 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 was In the service. she was In
the service for eighteen months, took part
In three battles and was wounded twice,
both times In the arm. She dressed the
wounds herself, In order 70 preserve the
secret Of her sex,
She was welsh girl, and pretty and
clever.
A Brooklyn girl, whose name Is not
given, tried hard TO enlist In several
brooklyn recruiting offices, without suc-
cess. she went TO Ann Arbor, Mich,
where abe had relatives, and remaineo
with them long enough to ascertain tne
wherea bouts OF the Michigan regiments.
Then sns went to Detroit, wnefs sns
Joined the drum corps OF one OF ens "ul
VERNE regiments. Her sex was not ais
covered ana she was sent with her regi-
ment to the Army OF the CumDeriano
She survived the hnrdships OF the Mem
| lucky campaign, where so many stIonb
men went down. Her regiment h9u
place in the division of the gallant van
| Cleve, and during the battle OF LOOKOUT
Mountain she was struck In the iels SUI
| by mimic ball. The surgeon disnoVelei
her ser, and told the gill that her wounu
was mortal She dictated letter 20 neI
parents in brooklyn, and died Within an
nour after she was shot
Mrs Belle Reynolds, the vile OF Lieut.
REYNOLDS OF Company A, Seventh iii
noia Regiment, was with her nusoanu
during several heavy battles, Including
| that OF Fort Donelson, and for ner val
liant conduct she was oommlssionsu
major by Gov. Yates of Illinois. MRS
Reynolds. however, made no effort TO
conceal her sex.
A Young woman, 10 years OF age, at
tending a convent near wheeling, ". va.
ran away from the institution 70 JOIN TINS
army in 1859. She enlisted, undiscovered
as to her sex, in the Second tennessee
cavalry, and accompanied the Army OF
the Gum berlAnd to Nashville. She was
In the thickest OF this fight at Murfress-
boro, and was wounded In the shoulder
| The surgeon who dressed her wound ais
covered her sex, and Gen. koseorans was
made acquainted with the case. Ine
young woman was mustered out. Rose
Grams was very favorably Impressed Wild
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arrangements for shipping her 20 her own
people.
She did not proceed to her home, but
went to Bowling Green, where she enlist
ed In the Eighth Michigan regimentais
bugier. She was a nrst-Iate horsewoman,
ana brAveiy endured the hardship9 In
cidept to the ilfs OF a soldier. She gained
some reputation as scout, having made
several remarkable expeditions which
were attended with signal success. She
was tall girl OF good figure, auburn
hair and blue eyes. When her sex was
discovered for the second time, and she
was mustered out, she took 1t goo1
naturally and went to the home OF her
parents. This young woman statsd that
she had discovered q good many women
In the army, and that she was intimate
ly acquainted with young woman VINO
held lieutenant's commission. she had
she said, assisted In burying thres female
soldiers at different timss, whose sex was
unknown to any but herself
Tbs history OF Major Pauline Cush-
man, the Federal scout and spy, is tamil
lar 70 students of the Civil war. Miss
Cushman resided In Cleveland, Ohio,
ana. upon going to Louisville to take
part In theatrical entertainment. sh7
was arrested as Southern spy by the
FEDERAL authorities. she proved her 10y
atty by offssing to enter the Seor6t Ssr-
vice OF the Union Army. Her services
were accepted, and her achievements are
a matter OF history. She penetrated the
Southern lines time and again in the dis
guise of Confederate soldier, and heI
Identity was never discovered.
A girl named Annie Lillybridge OF De
troit became betrothed 20 a lieutenant In
the Twsnty-nrst Mlnhizan, and dster-
mined TO share the fortunes OF war with
him without his knowledge. She enlist
ed In the same regiment. but in another
| onmnany and carefully preserved the
secret OF her identity One OF her CON-
rades, after several months OF hard ser
vice alon sside the girl in Kentucky, be
came aware OF the secret as TO her sex
but promised to hold his peacs about It,,
and when ne was killed in battle the girl
found his to1y on tine Held, She was
finally disa bIed by q shot in the arm and,
her sex being discovered, she was sent to
her home.