An unknown heroine
Subtitle: an historical episode of the war between the states
By: by L. E. Chittenden.
Publisher: G. H. Richmond & co.
Published: 1894
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Bedell, Henry E; Van Metre, Elizabeth (Keyser); Vermont artillery. 1st regt., 1862-1865; Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November)
Notes: The "unknown heroine" is Mrs. Van Metre of Clarke co., Va., who befriended Lieutenant Henry E. Bedell, 1st Vermont heavy artillery, wounded at the battle of o Ópequan, Sept. 13, 1864, and deserted by his comrades. On Bedell's return North, Mrs. Van Metre accompanied him, and through the assistance of Secretary Stanton and others found her husband, a Conferederate soldier confined in a northern prison under an assumed name, and secured his release.