Among the hundreds of women who, in disguise, enlisted to serve as men in the Union army, only Sarah Edmonds is known to have written a memoir recounting her experiences. As Franklin Thompson she joined the 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment in 1861, then fought in and witnessed some of the bloodiest struggles of the Civil War - from Blackburn's Ford and First Bull Run, through the Peninsula campaign with McClellan's Army of the Potomac, the battle of Fredericksburg, and then to the Kentucky campaign in 1863.
Among the hundreds of women who, in disguise, enlisted to serve as men in the Union army, only Sarah Edmonds is known to have written a memoir recount...
Originally published in 1865, this memoir is a record of events which transpired in military field camps and hospitals during the Civil War. Emma Edmonds tells the exciting story of her stint in the Secret Service as a spy, where she successfully penetrated the enemy's lines in various disguises no fewer than 11 times.
Originally published in 1865, this memoir is a record of events which transpired in military field camps and hospitals during the Civil War. Emma Edmo...
