. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . ds died from the wound. She lifted upher father and helped him home. Soon she sought and obtained pro-tection from the Federal General at Nashville. She said afterwards,that upon hearing her fathers groans she grew frantic and does notknow, to this good day, how she managed it, nor did she know any-thing ujntil she had cleaned out the platter. This is the greatestachievement of female heroism of its kind that has ever been recorded,and places Miss Gunter on the pinnacle of glory that belongs notalone to patriotism, but to the grandeur of filial
. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . ds died from the wound. She lifted upher father and helped him home. Soon she sought and obtained pro-tection from the Federal General at Nashville. She said afterwards,that upon hearing her fathers groans she grew frantic and does notknow, to this good day, how she managed it, nor did she know any-thing ujntil she had cleaned out the platter. This is the greatestachievement of female heroism of its kind that has ever been recorded,and places Miss Gunter on the pinnacle of glory that belongs notalone to patriotism, but to the grandeur of filial affection the tie 494 BATTLES AND SKETCHES ARMY OP TENNESSEE. that stretches from the cradle to the grave, spans the Heavens and isriveted through eternity to the throne of God on high. They talk about Sheridans ride but let me tell of one that stripsit of its grandeur—the famous run of Miss Antoinette Polk, display-ing a heroism worthy of imperishable record. She was on ihe Hamp-shire Turnpike, a few miles from Columbia, Tennessee, when some. MRS. KYLE. one informed her of the Federals contemplated visit to her fathershome on the Mt. Pleasant Pike five miles across—said* pikes formingan obtuse angle from Columbia. She knew that some soldier friendsat her fathers would be captured unless they had notice, and inorder to inform them, she had to go across the angle that was barri-
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