Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-05-29

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betrayed by one of his associates, who con-
fessed to a he supposed to be Catholic
priest. The man not priest, but disguised
Confederate soldier. The secrets of the confess
siona of course, did not apply in such case, and
the brave spy hanged. Hattie Lewis, Web
sters sweetheart, got an audience with Mrs JEFF
ferson Davis and begged her, with tears in her
eyes. to save the man she loved Instead Hattie
Lewis herself was convicted of being q Union spy
and served years Imprisonment.
There girl who the rank of major
In the Union army. She was Pauline Cushman. an
actress, who became one of the best and most
famous spies in the Union army Often and often
Major Pauline acted as sort of advance guard
to the Federal army Twice the Confederates
captured her. but on both occasions she escaped
The first time she came near being released after
a first search, but a second revealed the fact
thatfn hidden recess in her carriers there were
orders from Thomas She was about to be hanged
when Thomas captured Nashville and saved her.
Secretary Stanton commissioned her as major in
the Union army and she the only woman who
held that rank except Maj Belle Reynolds the
wife Of captain in the Seventeen Illinois, who
went to the war with her husband and performed
such prodiges of valor that Stanton honored her
with a commission.
Sam Davis, the boy spy of the Confederacy, left
an imperishable record of heroism. He was only
fourteen when he joined the Confederate service
at first as private soldier. His talents
spy were great and throughout Bragg's long war
fare in Tennessee he continually made use of the
brave little fellow. Davis was finally betrayed
and captured in Nashville. He was taken before
Gen. Granville NJ Dodge, whose story of the hear
ing makes a companion piece to the last days Of
Nathan Hale. Here is the story as General Dodge
tells it:
81 took him to my private Office and told him
1t was very serious charge brought against him.
that he was spy, and from what found upon
his person. he had accurate Information in regard
to my army, and must know where he obtained
it. I told him he a young and did not
seem to realize the danger he in Up to that
time he had said nothing, but then he replied in
q most respectful and dignfed manner:
General Dodge, 1 know the danger of my
situation, and l willing to take the conse-
Quences.
4 know that I'll have to die, but will not tell
where I got the information. And there is
power earth that make tell. You
doing your duty a soldier, and 1 doing
mine. If / have to die, do so feeling that
doing my duty to God and my country
81 pleaded with him and urged him with all the
power that possessed to give me some chance to
save his life, for I had discovered that he a
most admirable young fellow, with the highest
character and strictest integrity. He then said:
1T is useless to talk to me- l do not intend to do
it. You court-martial me, but will not betray
the trust repOsed In me- He thanked me for the
interest 1 had taken in him. and sent him back
to prison. I Immediately called court-martial
to try him."
Even then the boy received offers of liberty If
he would betray his confederate. He would not.