An unknown heroine ; an historical episode of the war between the states /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene), 1824-1900
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G. H. Richmond & co., 1894.
Subjects:	Bedell, Henry E. Van Metre, Elizabeth Keyser, > -1925. Vermont Artillery. > 1st Regt., 1862-1865. Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November) United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate.

Description
Item Description:	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 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:	2 pages ., 3-314 pages including map : frontispiece, portrait ; 19 cm.