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ttVL^Lt - • - -r—-r-.- • • \ViILomancc of llie War—An AdvcnfnronsWoman. . 1 atljThe St, Louis Republican of March |Wi 7th, relates the following sketch of the I to adventures of a young and beautiful j at womiiu during the war: : - .. j ‘Among the many thrilling events of I nx the late'war none can exceed the advert-1 go fares of Mrs., Loretta Be Camp, the! fa subject of:thia sketch. Mrs. De C»mp, 1 bn whose maiden name was Roach, was huborn in the West Indies in 1838, and is Ire'now about 28 years of age. At an early j tli period her parents moved to'the United 1 ah States iiiid settled in the parish of Stjtn James, La.; The current of her life rani nc smoothly ori, until the ''outbreak of-the war for southern independence, when, w'. fired.by enthusiasm in, as she thought,- to the causa of liberty, she donned the cc male attire and was among the first to I m rush to arms. Raising^ a company of cavalry and/equipping it at her awn expense, she proceeded to Virginia and there Berved for' eight months on the peninsula, under the command of, the celebrated Col. Breux, before her sex was discovered. When this occurred r she was at once mustered out • and or- ju dered home.. Instead of obeying the order she proceeded to Columbus, Ky., I g] aud was.serving with Gen, Polk at the evacuation of that' place. She proceeded to Island Ko. 10, but, not being satisfied with the manner in wbieh affairs were conducted there, she left and went to Fort Pillow, where she was elected First Lieutenant in Ciipt, Phillips’ company of independent Tennessee cavalry.1 With her -company she proceeded to Corinth, ana reported to Gen. A. S, Johnston. At the battle of Shiloh, Capt. Phillips fell mortally wounded, and the command then devolved1 upon her. While gallantly leading.her com: pany in a charge, she was twice wound
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Semi Weekly Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Mar 17, 1866
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