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A Yflnng Lady Eager to tea Soldier.A few days ago, the hospital matron at Benton Ban ticks, St.* Louis .detected the ’ Jbim of a young lady in the habiliments of 1 a young in an, the wearer of. which was an applicant for enlistment.« She. was sent to department Provost Marshal, where she declined to make any statement as to her name history, etc. At length, however, .she concluded to tell, her story. Her proper name was Lizzie Cook, aiul her home lay in Ap-anoos county, lown. Her father was in i the First Missouri State Militia, and killed ; in askiiuiLh at Walnut Creek, Linn county Missouri, on the tenth of August. Her brother is a sergeant in the'Filth Kansas. A desire to reach him, and a disgiut at the monotony of her woman’s life,'with a wish to serve her country, led her to determine to assume mail attire and volunteer as o soldier. She ]cft*homc a few weeks'ago, and went to Keokuk, where bhc worked as a 1 house servant for a Mr’lluntaickcr, till she had earned money enough' to' buy a suit of boys, clothes. She bought and donned them’ and at once startwl for St, I*ouis. In the morning she took flhe cars for Benton Baa racks, and was there proposing to, enlist when detected as 'stated. The young : lady is about twenty years of age, tall, fine [looking, intelligent, animated in coriversa-| lion, and expresses' a strong impulse to jshoulcr a musket and do what she can for j the Union. It was conelndedto'commendher to the attention1 oi some ladies of the Union Aid Society.
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The Howard Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Thu, Feb 04, 1864
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