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L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Pauline Cushman, the celebrated Union spy and scout of the Army of the Cumberland. (search)
ss Cushman, I have to tell you plainly, that there are very serious charges against you, and I must give you into the custody of our provost-marshal-general, Colonel McKinstry, who is, however, a very just and humane man, and who will treat you kindly. Your subsequent fate will depend entirely upon the result of our investigation. Colonel McKinstry is, then, precisely the man I desire to see.; for through him will the proofs of my guiltlessness of these charges appear, rejoined Miss Cushman, boldly, and if they are proved false, how then, general? You will be acquitted with honor, replied he. How, though, if I am found guilty? You know the penalty inflicted upon convicted spies. If found guilty, you will be hanged, replied the general, dryly. Leaving Bragg, she was taken before Colonel McKinstry and there subjected to another strict examination, in which she was interrogated concerning the manner in which she became possessed of the Confederate uniform found among her
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Part 2: daring enterprises of officers and men. (search)
ectually disabling her for the hour that she dropped, almost helpless, down the stream. The Genesee, which was alongside, unable to stem the rapid current of the river, with the massive Richmond in tow, bore her back to Prophet's Island. Just as the Richmond turned a torpedo exploded under her stern, throwing up the water mast-head high and causing the gallant ship to quiver in every timber. The Monongahela and Kineo came next in line of battle. The commander of the Monongahela, Captain McKinstry, was struck down early in the conflict. The command then devolved on a gallant young officer, Lieutenant Thomas. He manfully endeavored through all the storm of battle to follow the flag-ship. But in the dense smoke the pilot lost the channel. The ship grounded directly under the fire of one of the principal rebel batteries. For twenty-five minutes she remained in that perilous position, swept by shot and shell. Finally, through the efforts of her consort, the Kineo, she was floa
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, The passage of the Port Hudson batteries. (search)
ectually disabling her for the hour that she dropped, almost helpless, down the stream. The Genesee, which was alongside, unable to stem the rapid current of the river, with the massive Richmond in tow, bore her back to Prophet's Island. Just as the Richmond turned a torpedo exploded under her stern, throwing up the water mast-head high and causing the gallant ship to quiver in every timber. The Monongahela and Kineo came next in line of battle. The commander of the Monongahela, Captain McKinstry, was struck down early in the conflict. The command then devolved on a gallant young officer, Lieutenant Thomas. He manfully endeavored through all the storm of battle to follow the flag-ship. But in the dense smoke the pilot lost the channel. The ship grounded directly under the fire of one of the principal rebel batteries. For twenty-five minutes she remained in that perilous position, swept by shot and shell. Finally, through the efforts of her consort, the Kineo, she was floa