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Deborah Sampson Testifies About Her Service
During the Revolutionary War, Deborah Samson and an unknown number of women dressed as men in order to fight. Using the alias “Robert Shurtleff,” Sampson served with the 4th Massachusetts Regiment for two years before being injured and [...]
Tags: LGBTQ+, Revolutionary War
Item Type: Laws/Court Cases
Historical Era: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815)
Colleagues Testify in Support of Albert Cashier
Albert Cashier, born Jennie Irene Hodgers, enlisted in the Union Army in 1862. Historians have found evidence that hundreds of soldiers, including Cashier, were born female and enlisted as men during the Civil War. Unlike many women who [...]
Item Type: Laws/Court Cases
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)