Two West Va Women

[archieclement]

This was in my newsreel this morning, hadn't heard about the 2nd lady

The West Virginia women that spied for the Confederacy

West Virginia has its own unique history when it comes to the Civil War, and the break that the mountain state made from Virginia in order to join the Union was far from clean.

www.google.com

 

[Sheltowee]

Interesting bios. Thanks

 

[DBF]

As best as I can trace the Nancy Hart in the article, was the daughter of Stephen Hart (1809-1896) and his father was Lieutenant Benjamin Hart (1732-1802) and the Lieutenant was married to the original Revolutionary War heroine Nancy Hart. According to legend:

"The most famous story about her, during the Revolution a group of "Tory" soldiers (5 or 6) came by her house either looking for food or a Whig they were pursuing. The soldiers demanded that she cook them one of the turkeys in her yard before they left. She sent her daughter to the well for water and secretly instructed her to blow a conch shell to warn her husband and neighbors.

She agreed to feed the Tory soldiers. As they entered the cabin, they placed their guns by the door and sat down at her table to eat. As they were drinking and eating, she was pushing their guns through a hole in the wall of her log cabin. After they had been drinking a sufficient time, she grabbed one of the remaining guns and threatened the men not to move. One ignored her threats, so she killed him. Another made a move toward the weapons and was also killed by Hart. The remaining Tories were held captive until her husband, Benjamin Hart, and neighbors arrived. According to legend, her husband wanted to shoot the soldiers, but she demanded that they were hanged. They were hanged on a nearby tree."

https://www.geni.com/people/Nancy-Hart/6000000003199488877

 

[scooter748driver]

Very interesting article about these 2 brave women. Thanks for sharing it!