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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 10 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 104 (search)
A gallant female soldier.--Doctor Mary E. Walker writes from Chattanooga an account of a singular case of female martial spirit and patriotic devotion to the flag:
Frances Hook's parents died when she was only three years old, and left her, with a brother, in Chicago, Illinois.
Soon after the war commenced, she and her brother enlisted in the Sixty-fifth Home Guards, Frances assuming the name of Frank Miller.
She served three months, and was mustered out, without the slightest suspicion of her sex having arisen.
She then enlisted in the Ninetieth Illinois, and was taken prisoner in a battle near Chattanooga.
She attempted to escape, and was shot through the calf of one of her limbs while said limbs were doing their duty in the attempt.
The rebels searched her person for papers, and discovered her sex. The rascals respected her as a woman, and gave her a separate room while in prison at Atlanta, Georgia.
During her captivity, she received a letter from Jeff Davis, offerin
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Confederate States ' flags. (search)