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I — rmey s i ret*A Clallttiit Frnale Sttllt;ll©r-»li©-lUQHtir History.Doctor Mary K, Walker, wl o is wel known to many of our oita-ms, writes us I from Chattanooga an account of a singu-! Ur case of female martial spirit and patriotic devot on to the flag :Frances flak's parents died when she was only three years old, ar.d left her with a brother, in Chicago, Illinois.—8'0Q after the war commenced she and jher brother enlisted in the 05th “ flome Guards/* Francos assuming tho name of Frank Miller.’' She served three months and was mustered out, without the slightest suspicion of her sea having arisen.— She then enlisted in the 90th Illinois,and was taken prisoner in ** buttle near Chat-! tanooga bhe attempted to esoape, and was shot through the calf of cno of her ! | limb?, while raid limbs were doing their duty in the attempt Tho Rebels search- ! ed her person for papers ami discovered j her sex. The rasoaU respected her as a woman, and gave her a separate room while in prison at Atlanta, Georgia.
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Steubenville Weekly Herald
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Wed, Apr 06, 1864
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