Excerpt from An Unknown Heroine: An Historical Episode of the War Between the States When, through the assistance of Mrs. Van Metre, the Union Officer reached Harper's Ferry and was safe within the Union lines, he found that the story of his abandonment and the efficient conduct of his nurse, to which he owed the pres ervation of his life, was already well known to General Stevenson, then in command at that post. Of his own accord General Stevenson im mediately communicated the substance of the story to Secretary Stanton ...
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Excerpt from An Unknown Heroine: An Historical Episode of the War Between the States When, through the assistance of Mrs. Van Metre, the Union Officer reached Harper's Ferry and was safe within the Union lines, he found that the story of his abandonment and the efficient conduct of his nurse, to which he owed the pres ervation of his life, was already well known to General Stevenson, then in command at that post. Of his own accord General Stevenson im mediately communicated the substance of the story to Secretary Stanton by letter The answer Of the Secretary was an order for the immediate release of Mrs. Van Metre's husband, then supposed to be confined in Fort Delaware. The next day Mrs. Van Metre received by mail the following letter, the original Of which has been in the hands of the author of this book. It proves that her conduct was highly appreciated by Secretary Stanton at the time, and is one Of the numerous evidences which have been fur nished of the truth Of the narrative here given. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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