Show majora MAJO ANNIE JONES A gallant girl wi foug fought lit with staniel and cuiter cuter a ode one of the personages about lV washington ashington during tho the war was wis annie jones who originally professed to to have ran aw away a y from a boarding school in boston bosto n to 1101 fol low ow the drum and who attached herself to the headquarters of gen the tile commander of a german brigade A flippant talker eho clio ingratiated herself into the favor of the general and received an honorary applin appointment amen t as a in member ember of his sta staff fr and as major jones became an institution in the army she ate with the general drank with the general ro rode e with the general on all of his hazardous forays chatted with the general nursed the general when he was sick fought the generals battles when she heard him aspersed by jealous understrappers trappers and when night drew the starry flag over the heaven heavens she slept with her beloved colored maid in the tile next little tent which the general had a assigned signed her she thus thas lived and flourished her orders were wont to be obeyed because ehe she wag was recognized as a staff officer sho she always had bad the countersign ter sign and could pass the picket at pleasure ehe she was said to boa bo a girl of great dash and daring ard would frequently venture out be bc yond the outposts and for davs days watch the tile movements of tho the eneta enemy y and bring in whole budgets of information from the rebel camps as proofs of lier her stewardship and shrewdness every one knew maj jone officers ceis would doh their dinits 3 1 preb present cut as she rode by in mill I 1 tary ary fetui feminine nine dignity the visit ng officers from other commands were introduced to annie amnie and admired red her and ehe she reigned supreme us Is the major of cavalry W when hen gen hooker flook er marched in into to maryland and was relie relieved v ed miss maj annie joined her fort fortunes ull el 11 V with kith the young and gallant custer W with it it whom sho she remained retaining her rank rauk and title until a general order from headquarters rendered it necessary nece for him to dispense with her usefulness and the major was compelled to search for a field of usefulness for a few days she wandered around the camp having no particular abiding ig place or continuing city until col sharpe then acting marshal general thought the later interests of the service required that she should be removed to washington accordingly a pass was granted her ber to 10 travel a as far as the military railroad would carry her and a sergeant of the new york was detailed to accompany her to guard ainest any accident on the way ar arriving riving at washington she stopped at it the kirkwood house w where here she sometimes opp appeared eared in ata staff fl uniform and then in ill fashionable female a attire it was was believed that she was a confederate erato spy in tho the union secret service another devoted friend of the C confederates on fe de rates who resided ju juit t of the union lines in ill V virginia ir gnia managed to faRci fascinate nate gen gel sto slough ugh west pointer and one ton a young eu iiii while he e was serenading sere her helo he be with his band baud of orderlies were st surprised and sent as prisoners of war to krichn richmond lond 1 I dont don t mind losing t the he brigadier for they arc easily in made a de said mr Lin lincoln coll in talking about the capture but there were twenty horses liken which cost each toledo blade made |