Harper's Weekly Text
May 14, 1864,
p. 315 (3-4)
Synopsis
A
Union army soldier tells the story of his encounter with a woman
in Tennessee. While riding with several other men, the soldier
met the dark-eyed woman riding on a mule. The woman pulled out a
pistol and demanded a horse, but the men just laughed at her and
continued on their way. Later, the soldier realized that the
woman could be dangerous, so he organized a search party to find
her. After the woman – a suspected smuggler and spy – was found
and arrested, she admitted that she had been sneaking supplies
through the lines for the Confederate troops. Though detained at
the fort where her husband was stationed, the woman, shunned by
her spouse, was left to suffer her punishment alone, thereby
feeling the particular force of her shame as a female traitor.
Eventually, her husband took custody of their children 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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Additional Material Relevant to
"The
Black-Eyed Smuggler" |
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Historical Background:
"Memphis, Tennessee"
March 15, 1862,
p. 162 (1)
Military Background:
"Memphis Under the Stars and Stripes"
July 5, 1862,
p. 423 (4)
Illustrations:
"Hoisting the Stars and Stripes
over the Post-Office at Memphis, Tennessee"
July 5, 1862,
p. 420
"The
Levee at Memphis, Tenn.—Hauling Sugar and
Cotton from their Hiding-Places for
Shipment North"
July 5, 1862,
p. 417
"Jackson's Monument at Memphis, Tennessee,
Defaced by the Rebels"
July 5, 1862,
p. 420
"Colonel Ellet's Ram Fleet on the Mississippi"
July 5, 1862,
p. 420
Commentary:
"Pardon of Mrs. Hutchins"
January 7, 1865,
p. 2 (4)
Illustrations:
"How to Deal with Female Traitors"
October 12, 1861,
p. 656 (1-4)
"Memphis (Tennessee) Before the War"
March 15, 1862,
p. 168 (1-4)
"General Stuart’s New Aid"
April 4, 1863,
p.
211 (3-4)
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