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| '''Sarah Edmonds''' (] - ], 1898), was an American woman who served as a soldier and ] for the Union armies in the ]. She was born in ], but moved to the United States in 1856. |
'''Sarah Edmonds''' (] - ], 1898), was an American woman who served as a soldier and ] for the Union armies in the ]. She was born in ], but moved to the United States in 1856. During the war, she enlisted, disguised as a man named Frank Thompson, and fought in several battles on the Union side, including the ]. She later served as a nurse and as a spy, continuing to disguise herself as a man and as an ]. She published ''Nurse and Spy in the Union Army'' after the war. In 1867, she married L. H. Seelye, a Canadian mechanic with whom she had three children. Edmonds died in ] and is buried in Washington Cemetery, in Houston Texas. | ||
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Sarah Edmonds (1841 - September 5, 1898), was an American woman who served as a soldier and spy for the Union armies in the American Civil War. She was born in New Bruswick, Canada, but moved to the United States in 1856. During the war, she enlisted, disguised as a man named Frank Thompson, and fought in several battles on the Union side, including the Battle of First Bull Run. She later served as a nurse and as a spy, continuing to disguise herself as a man and as an African American. She published Nurse and Spy in the Union Army after the war. In 1867, she married L. H. Seelye, a Canadian mechanic with whom she had three children. Edmonds died in La Porte, Texas and is buried in Washington Cemetery, in Houston Texas.