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Women Who Donned Uniforms And Fought in the Civil Mhusbnd re-enlisted later and mad* agrood soldier, /One of the strangest cases of devotion to country was brought out In the enlist^ ment of a young girt at Brooklyn, N. r ► and her death on -the field of battle. It appears from all the circumstances that she believed Providence had called her to go to the front The parents ot the girl were cognizant of the hallucinations abe possessed, and endeavored to prevail upon her to put them aside, but this she steadfastly declined to do. As a last re** sort they had her sent to a town In Michigan, where it was believed a change of climate and scenes would bring about recovery- This, rfwever, proved about the worst thing the parents could have done, for she made her escape from the nurses, and, going to Detroit, enlisted as a drummer boy With the Army of the Cumberland, she endured all the hardships through which the soldiers went. It was at the battle of Lookout Mountain that a ball wounded her In the side, and when the surgeon made an examination of the wound her sex was discovered. The surgeon realized that the wound would prove fatal, and told her that she trust give her right name and address, so that her father and mother could be communicated with This she' fought against almost to the very last, but finally yielded, and told all Miss Maj. Pauline Cushman was one of the best-known Federal scouts and spies, and rendered excellent service to the government. She was an actress at the beginning of hostilities, and while playing at Louisville Ky, was arrested by the Federal authorities because it was believed that she was In the employ of the Confederacy This she denied^ and proved ner loyalty by accepting an appointment in the Secret Service, and was assigned to Gen Rosecrans Time and again she visited the enemy's lines, and made herself familiar with all the roads in the Southern States. Mias Maj Cushman, was made a prisoner twice, but managed to escape without giving away any of the secrets intrusted to her by the Federal government It was just after Nashville was taken thatthe little woman was captured while making a trip near that city Again she managed to escape, only to be recaptured the following morning The Confederates held to her this time, and found In her garters papers which proved conclusively that she was a scout and spy Arrangements were made to put her where she could not do further services for the Federal government, but theRichmond, Va., June LTHE only wlt;toan who la enrolled as a veteran is Miss Mary A- Sail, Vlvandiere of Camp No. 435, United Confederate Veterans This active female soldier of the Confederacy Is one of the most popular and interesting figures of the reunion. She wears the full Confederate uniform, except that the trousers are replaced by wl sirtrt of Confederate gray Her head ia covered by the regulation hat worn by the soldiers of the. Georgia camps, and around her waist Is a belt of gold buttons clasped with the buckle worn by a torother who was killed in battle at Murfreesboro, he being a member of Cox's foattallon of .sharpshooters Miss Hall's Confederate cda^ is covered with badges of the old vets and In her hair she wears the Confederate colprs This much loved ^omaa is the only one 'Of her sex who is a\ full member of a camp of Confederate \\terans, and always one of the most important personages at reunions, a place of honor being gh pq her on all oecfasions She has attended every reunion since the first one, and says so long as she can walk or crawl she will never mis* one Although getting advanced in years and not In the best physical health, the brave little woman takes part in All parades, marching for miles with her camp, being cheered as ishe passes, dignified and serene In her uniform of gray In her home city of Augusta. Ga * Miss Hall is loved by all and is recognized as one of God s noble women She is over ready to lend a helping hand to the needy and distressed, let them be vtthin or without her camp She is the recog-ni_ed custodian of the flag and has personally placed more than TOO silken emblems on the graves of ConfederatesNever Took Oath of Allegiance.Mias Hall has never taken the oath of allegiance and declares that she never will The buttons in her belt are those vt each State and appear In the order in •which th^y seceded from the Union She receiving e\ery attention at the hands j of the \eterans and the people of Rich-{morel ail of whom have given her a warm and enthusiastic welcome to the * reunion and the cityA greater number of women than one would suppose hid their sex by donningiran s attire and going to the war tofight fdV the Confederate and UnionsidesA r-^ord was kept at the War Department d irmg ii lt;\ il \\fir of theseMISS MARY A. HALL,The Only Woman Enrolled as a Veteran of the Civil War\\
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Washington Post
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Sun, Jun 02, 1907
Page 36
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