Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-22

tilities, and while playing at Louisville
was arrested by the federal authorities
because it was believed that she was
In the employ of the south. This the
little woman vehemently denied, and
when asked to prove her loyalty by re-
ceiving an appointment in the secret
service she consented.
After short trial in the work which
required discretion and tact, she was
assigned to General Rosecrans. Time
and time again she visited the enemy's
lines and made herself familiar with
all roads in number of southern
states. Miss Major Cushman was
made prisoner twice but managed to
escape without giving away any of the
secrets intrusted to her by the feder
al government. Just after Nashville
was taken the little woman was cap
tured while making trip near that
city. Again she managed to escape,
but only to be recaptured the follow
ing morning They held to her this
time and found in her garters papers
which proved conclusively that she
was scout and spy.
Arrangements We're being made to
hang her when the Union forces
marched into the secession town and
took possession.In the War department
there are number of papers touching
the splendid services OF Miss Major
Pauline Cushman.
Mrs. Reynolds, wife of Captain
Reynolds. Company A, Sevente enth
Illinois regiment. accompanied her
husband through almost the entire
campaign. There was never time
when the heroic and sacrificing little
woman flinched or hesitated in time
of battle Or on long marches. On the
field after the battle she went about
ministering to the sick. wounded and
dying, and was frequently called the
angel of the regiment
The husband frequently begged her
not to brave the hardships, but to re-
turn to her home and await the vic
tory. To all this she made the simple
reply tnat where duty called her she
did not fear or dread to go. The gov
ernor of Illinois, Yates, hearing of the
wonderful fidelity and devotion of Mrs.
Reynolds, presented her commission
as a major in the army.
A girl who failed to go to war was
one living in Baltimore. She fell in
love with a soldier named Clapp Of
the Seventh Maine regiment, while
they were encamped near that city.
She visited the camp so often that the
captain and colonel finally told Clapp
that if he wished to marry her he
might do so. This he Willingly jumped
at and after the ceremony by the chap
lain the young couple went to house
keeping" in tent set apart for them.
However, the young wife became
distasteful to officers and men, and
perhaps to the husband, and under
pretext that Clapp was going to be
shipped on board of vessel she was
sent back to the CITY, This did not
work, and just before the regiment
was ready to move Mrs. Clapp show,
ed up at the camp in full regulation
uniform and swore she was going to
the front with hubby" She didn't
go, but was sent over to Washington
and the regiment went away without
Mrs. Clapp.
Enlisted at Fourteen.
Frank Miller" was the name taker
by Frances Hook, a 14-year-old CIR
who enlisted with her brother at Chi
cago. The pair took up their fortune
with the Si1ty-fifth, known as thu
Home Guard They served three
months and were mustered out. Agar
they enlisted in the Nineteenth Hi
, nois, and the brother was killed a
,, Pittsburg Landing. The devoted sis
ter remained in the regiment and die
!, her duty until at the battle of Chica-
, manga, when she was taken prisoner
While attempting to escape she wa:
: shot through the leg, and it was thel
that her sex was discovered. 1t is sal;
that while she was prisoner at AT
lanta Jefferson Davis offered her
lieutenancy if she would join the rebe
!, forces and this offer she declined, say
; ing that she had lost her only brothe
. in fighting for the preservation of tn
: union and that she would suffer hang
ing before she would take up arm
against the union.
! The brother of an Ohio girl enliste
: in one of the regiments and his de
) termination to fight for the flag wa
emulated by his younger sister, VIII
marched out with the Third Ohio
@ While at Camp Jackson and Cam
!. DenDison she handled lumber, per
L LII hSu oCHlt uuly, ClS. II vas hN
s weeks before she learned that ther
) were two camp Dennisons and tina
h her brother was at the other on
n Straightway she made application Il,
@ a transfer but failed. She wanted t
q go to the Pennsylvania Camp Dennis
# on, and she wanted tn go badly. On
of the reasons that she gave for ask
+. ing for the transfer was that she wan
h ed to be with Americans and that liz
r. own company was composed mostly {
! foreigners. Colonel Morrow talke
# to the girl for some time and final
". made her confess that she was flyin
J. under false colors. Without muc
IS ceremony she was dismissed and SCI
g. home.
b ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
il 8 OBITUARY.