An unknown heroine;
an historical episode of the war between the states,
by L. E. Chittenden.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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New York, G. H. Richmond & co., 1894.
- Note
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The "unknown heroine" is Mrs. Van Metre of Clarke co., Va., who befriended Lieutenant Henry E. Bedell, 1st Vermont heavy artillery, wounded at the battle of o ́Opequan, Sept. 13, 1864, and deserted by his comrades. On Bedell's return North, Mrs. Van Metre accompanied him, and through the assistance of Secretary Stanton and others found her husband, a Conferederate soldier confined in a northern prison under an assumed name, and secured his release.
- Physical Description
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314 p.
illus.
19 cm.
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