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The Black-Eyed Smuggler
(25)
Harper's Weekly, May 14, 1864 |
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| Synopsis of "The
Black-Eyed Smuggler" |
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| An army soldier tells the story of his
encounter with a female smuggler in Tennessee. While riding with a party of men, the
soldiers met a dark-eyed woman riding on a mule. She pulled out a pistol, and demanded a
horse, but the men laughed at her and continued on their way. Later, the narrator realized
that the woman could be dangerous, so he asked his captain for a party to go search for
her. They found her and arrested her. She admitted that she was a smuggler, and that she
had been smuggling supplies through the lines for the Confederate troops. She was also
suspected of spying. Her husband was at the fort where she was being held, but he refused
to see her and left her to face her punishment on her own. He also took their children
from her, so that they would be taught to respect the Union. The woman was sent to prison,
and her mule is now being used to haul wood for the fort. |
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"The
Black-Eyed Smuggler" Story from Harper's Weekly
The Black-Eyed Smuggler
Harper's Weekly, May 14, 1864, page 315
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Additional Material Relevant
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Smuggler" |
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How to Deal with Female Traitors
Harper's Weekly, October 12, 1861, page 656 (1-4)
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Memphis (Tennessee) Before the War
Harper's Weekly, March 15, 1862, page 168 (1-4)
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General Stuart’s New Aid
Harper's Weekly, April 4, 1863, page 211 (3-4)
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