tables covered with papers and war documents. She would talk of
nothing but the war. Her countenance would light up most radiantly as
she spoke of the Union victories and the certainty that the great
Nation must win an ultimate success."

When fresh news from the army came in she would step up to one of her
charts and, placing a finger on a point, she would say: "Here is
General ----'s detachment; here is the rebel army; such and such are
the fortifications and surrounding circumstances; and she would then
begin thoughtfully to predicate the result and suggest the proper
move."

We will give a sketch of the situation in the early days of the
secession movement, mainly in the words of Miss Carroll's own able
account, afterwards published by order of Congress.

_List of Documents in Relation to Services Rendered by Anna Ella
Carroll, to be Found in the Descriptive Catalogue of the Congressional
Library._

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(Descriptive Catalogue, page 911.)

Petition for compensation for services. Anna Ella Carroll. March 31,
1870. Senate Mis. Doc. No. 100, 41st Congress, 2d session.

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(Catalogue, page 928.)

Report on memorial of Miss Carroll. Senator Howard. February 2, 1871.
Senate report No. 339, 41st Congress, 3d session.

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(Catalogue, page 962.)

Memorial for payment of services. June 8, 1872. Senate Mis. Doc. No.
167, 42d Congress, 2d session, vol. II.

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(Catalogue, page 1058.)

Petition for compensation for services. Anna Ella Carroll. February
14, 1876. House Mis. Doc. No. 179, 44th Congress, 1st session, vol.
IX.

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(Catalogue, page 1099.)

Memorial of Anna Ella Carroll. October 22, 1877. Senate Mis. Doc. No.
5, 45th Congress, 1st session, vol. I.

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(Catalogue, page 1128.)

House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. No. 58, 45th Congress, 2d session.
Claim of Anna Ella Carroll. Memorial of Anna Ella Carroll, of
Maryland, praying for compensation for services rendered to the United
States during the late civil war. May 18, 1878.

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(Catalogue, page 1149.)

Report on claim of Anna Ella Carroll. Senator Cockrell February 18,
1879. Senate Report No. 775, 45th Congress, 3d session, vol. II.

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