Show sadi smith greencastle Green castle tress at tho the speechmaking in gettysburg after the arrival of 0 picketts division col wm R aylett who succeeded I 1 gen Armie tend id ae as commander of the brigade upon the death of armistead was ft as chosen to respond in behalf behall of virginia to welcome I 1 1 in the course of 0 hie his eloquent oration I e ho he gave ga e our town more than ordinary r notoriety in that part of ills his speech referring i to the patriotic nomen women of the war the follow in arc hiie remarks 1 dut but while speaking caking ep of the deede deeds and glories of our men let not n ot the deeds of our women be forgotten I 1 why hie file bravest woman I 1 e ever ver saw was a pennsylvania girl who defied pickette picketts whole division while we marched arched in through a little town called Green greencastle castle she ltd a united states flag as an apron which she defiantly n aly as our col columns a n 1 r passed passed by her and dared us to take e i it s t from rom her and there re was not one who dared to do eo so struck by her courage K I 1 I 1 and loyalty picket with bat hat off gao gave 11 her A ml military ti gitary safune balate my regiment Q anent 1 P r dented arme arms andro and wo mr c cheered leered 1 her I 1 1 w with ich I 1 ft good ola old fashioned rebel yell 0 which some of you boye boys here have lave doubtless heard beard god bless the true anil and brave little woman and ehe she was I 1 as lovely as eho she BBS was brave would that bho were here today to day that I 1 might in admiration of her pluck and truth grasp the hand of that splendid and glorious type of american womanhood she kho deserves a place by the I 1 side of those Cart carthaginian hagenian maidens who c cut u t off their tresses as bow errings to send their lovers arrow a e linning to tho the roman heart I 1 numerous have been the comments as to who tho the heroic lady was and as at atie Is a matter of much interest the preiss bis ha done all possible to and out gut 11 i I 1 5 m 17 7 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 and place the credit ft here it ia Is due the lady was miss sadio smith a daughter la ter 0 of our lormer former townsman J jacob gb R smith vrho who afterward after aard married r mr sibbett and awl removed remove d to youngstown Younge town ohio but who is s now lead |