Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, 1843 – 1863) was an American woman who posed as a man and fought in the American Civil War. She enlisted under the alias of Private Lyons Wakeman and served in the 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers. Her complete letters describing her experiences as a female soldier in the Union Army are reproduced in the book, An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864. She died of dysentery and was buried at Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, Louisiana. she died june 19 1864.
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| - Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, 1843 – 1863) was an American woman who posed as a man and fought in the American Civil War. She enlisted under the alias of Private Lyons Wakeman and served in the 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers. Her complete letters describing her experiences as a female soldier in the Union Army are reproduced in the book, An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864. She died of dysentery and was buried at Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, Louisiana. she died june 19 1864.
- Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, 1843 – June 19, 1864) is one of several women who disguised themselves as men in order to fight for the Union in the U.S. Civil War. Because she died while still enlisted, no one in the Union Army knew that she was a woman until long after. Sarah Wakeman served in the 153rd Regiment of the New York State Volunteers. Her letters written during her service remained unread for nearly a century because they were stored in the attic of her relatives.
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| - Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, 1843 – 1863) was an American woman who posed as a man and fought in the American Civil War. She enlisted under the alias of Private Lyons Wakeman and served in the 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers. Her complete letters describing her experiences as a female soldier in the Union Army are reproduced in the book, An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864. She died of dysentery and was buried at Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, Louisiana. she died june 19 1864.
- Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, 1843 – June 19, 1864) is one of several women who disguised themselves as men in order to fight for the Union in the U.S. Civil War. Because she died while still enlisted, no one in the Union Army knew that she was a woman until long after. Sarah Wakeman served in the 153rd Regiment of the New York State Volunteers. Her letters written during her service remained unread for nearly a century because they were stored in the attic of her relatives.
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