![]() ![]() With her secret kept she would later become a resident at the Soldiers and Sailor's home in Quincy. She proceeded to smack him in the head with the butt of the rifle, rendering him unconscious and she. There was a struggle, she captured his weapon. she had her weapon taken away from her, so she fought the guard. "At the Siege of Vicksburg on May 18, 1863, she was captured at a Confederate outpost. "There were times when she was known for her gallantry in battle," said Schroeder. It was not until he was hit by a car in 1911, almost 50 years later, that the doctor setting Cashier's broken thigh, discovered that Cashier was actually a woman by the name of Jennie Hodgers.Īs a Soldier, Cashier frequently went above and beyond the call of duty serving in the 95th, a unit that saw much combat including the battle at Vicksburg. Cashier enlisted with the 95th Illinois Regiment Augat age 19. "They could have a bank account, they could own property, they could vote all things that women could not do." "The legal, social and economic status they could earn a comfortable lifestyle as a man," Schroeder said. ![]() "There is a lot of evidence, and now historians think, that women who masqueraded as men number in the thousands during the antebellum period, the post-war period in the United States," Schroeder.Īside from a desire to serve their country, these women dressed as men in order to survive financially, Schroeder added. While the Civil War may bring thoughts of brothers-in-arms fighting side by side, it is now thought that many of those "brothers" may have actually been sisters.Īdriana Schroeder, historian for the Illinois National Guard, said it has been discovered that a number of women dressed as men in order to serve as Soldiers in the war. ![]() The first shots of the Civil War were fired 150 years ago on April 12, 1861. ![]()
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