Canadian-born woman who is known for serving as a man with the Union Army during the American Civil War (1841-1898)

She rode with the generals : the true and incredible story of Sarah Emma Seelye, alias Franklin Thompson / Sylvia G.L. Dannett.

Nurse and spy in the Union Army : comprising the adventures and experiences of a woman in hospitals, camps, and battle-fields / by S. Emma E. Edmonds.

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Sarah Emma Edmonds

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Nurse and spy in the Union Army : comprising the adventures and experiences of a woman in hospitals, camps, and battle-fields / by S. Emma E. Edmonds.