Thursday, August 23, 2012

Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, A Civil War Hero

By Marissa Moss
     Read about the true story of a young Canadian girl named Sarah Emma Edmonds, who disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the Civil War. She took the name Frank Thompson and joined a Michigan army regiment to battle the Confederacy. Sarah proved to be an excellent soldier and nurse on the battlefield. Her life became even more exciting when she was then asked to become a spy!

 

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