Canadian-born Emma Edmonds did not want to get married as her father directed, so she changed her identity to Frank Thompson to slip away. This was the first of many alias Emma adopted as she served the Union as soldier, spy, and nurse during the Civil War.
In the link below, Carl Senna briefly introduces readers to Ms. Edmonds' biography "Nurse and Spy in the Union Army, Comprising The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields, Illustrated.” The biography sold over 175,000 copies to benefit disabled veterans.
Ms. Edmonds is the only woman to be buried with full military honors in Houston’s Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery.
Links
In the link below, Carl Senna briefly introduces readers to Ms. Edmonds' biography "Nurse and Spy in the Union Army, Comprising The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields, Illustrated.” The biography sold over 175,000 copies to benefit disabled veterans.
Ms. Edmonds is the only woman to be buried with full military honors in Houston’s Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery.
Links
- Senna, C. (2014), The Lives of Emma Edmonds, New York Times, April 21
- Civil War Trust, Sarah Emma Edmonds
- National Park Service, Sarah Emma Edmonds
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