Women in the Civil War by Larry G. Eggleston

Author:Larry G. Eggleston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2013-08-14T04:00:00+00:00

Rebecca Wright. Courtesy of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland, Ohio.

To avoid any undue suspicion, Mr. Laws waited until noon when Rebecca’s class was dismissed before approaching her house. He told her that he had an urgent message for her. Nervously, she invited him into a small room in the house and closed the door. Thomas took the message out of his mouth and gave it to her. He cautioned her not to destroy the tin foil. He would need it to carry her reply back to General Sheridan. Mr. Laws told Rebecca he would return in three hours for her reply.

General Sheridan had written:

I know from Major General Crook that you are a loyal lady and still love the old flag. Can you inform me of the position of Early’s forces, the number of divisions in his army, and the strength of any or all of them and his probable or reported intentions? Have any troops arrived from Richmond, or any more coming or reported to be coming?

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