My story of the war: a woman's narrative of four years personal experience as nurse in the Union army, and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps, and at the front, during the war of the rebellion . very battle in which it was their three years service was ended, the re-enlisted veterans joined the Fifth Michigan, andAnnie went with them. Through the whole fouryears of the war she was found in the field, often inthe thickest of the fight, always inspiring the men todeeds of valor, always respected for her correctnessof life. Soldiers and officers vied with one anotherin their
My story of the war: a woman's narrative of four years personal experience as nurse in the Union army, and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps, and at the front, during the war of the rebellion . very battle in which it was their three years service was ended, the re-enlisted veterans joined the Fifth Michigan, andAnnie went with them. Through the whole fouryears of the war she was found in the field, often inthe thickest of the fight, always inspiring the men todeeds of valor, always respected for her correctnessof life. Soldiers and officers vied with one anotherin their devotion to her. Bridget Devens, known as Michigan Bridget,went to the field with the First Michigan Cavalry,in which her husband was a private, and servedthrough the war. Sometimes when a soldier fellshe took his place, fighting in his stead with un-quailing couragCo Sometimes she rallied retreating Oj CT B S li ^ 1^3 ^ ? K 0^ i &B^ § fi? to ^g* H , t^I ? = ^ « 1 1 a n tb a t © 3oo. 1 f? © s m pj m 1 ^ 1 OO. M •> y no ^ ^ ^ m eg. ^ 3X) 1 w 3 •i 1 N ^ c^ 9 .Pi ^ 1; « ^ J_ ^ p r ^ ^_. !. A WOMAN DRUMMER. 119 troops — sometimes she brought off the woundedfrom the field — always fearless and daring, alwaysdoing good service as a soldier. Her love of armylife continued after the war ended, and with herhusband she joined a regiment of the regular army,stationed on the Plains. Mrs. Kady Brownell was, like Madame Turchin,born in camp, her father being attached to the Brit-ish army. She accompanied the Fifth Rhode IslandInfantry to the war, of which regiment her husbandwas a non-commissioned oflScer. She was the color-bearer of the regiment, and was a skilful sharp-shooter and expert swordsman. She marched withthe men, and asked no favors as a woman, but borethe brunt of the battle, on occasion, as fearlessly asher comrades. She was in General Burnsides expe-dition to Eoanoke Island and Newbern, where herhusband was severely wounded. When he was pro-nounced unfit for f
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