Sarah rosetta wakeman letters to the editor
An Uncommon Soldier : The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta ...
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman correspondence, 1862-1864
An uncommon soldier : the Civil War letters of Sarah Rosetta ...
- Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, – June 19, ) was an American female soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War under the male name of Lyons Wakeman.
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman - American Battlefield Trust
- Wakeman, Sarah Rosetta, , United States.
| A short and incredibly human read. | |
| Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, 1843 – June 19, 1864) was an American female soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War under the male name of Lyons Wakeman. | |
| This unique collection of letters offers a firsthand look at the personality and character of a woman who defied convention to take a man's place in the Union. |
With the speed and strength of any man in battle, hundreds of women answered the call to bear arms for the Union or the Confederacy. Dozens of them were able to evade detection, fight in battle, die as heroes or survive the war to live rich lives. One such woman to fight as a man was Sarah Rosetta Wakeman.
Rosetta, was born in Afton, New York on January 16, 1843 to Harvey Anable and Emily Wakeman, the first of nine children in the family. She worked hard on her father's dairy farm to help support her family, and later worked as a domestic. Her father was deeply in debt, and he also served as town constable.
In the summer of 1862, Rosetta left home and took on a new identity as Pvt. Lyons Wakeman. She worked as a barge operator and coal handler on the outskirts of Binghamton and every chance she got, she wrote home to let her family know that their 'son' was doing well. On her first trip up the river, Rosetta met several soldiers from the 153rd New York Regiment of VoluntPhotocopies of Wakeman's letters to her family while serving with the rd New York Infamtry Regiment as Private Lyons Wakeman. Wakeman, Sarah Rosetta, 1843-1864, United States. She stayed in touch with her family throughout the war.
Rosetta, was born in Afton, New York on January 16, 1843 to Harvey Anable and Emily Wakeman, the first of nine children in the family. She worked hard on her father's dairy farm to help support her family, and later worked as a domestic. Her father was deeply in debt, and he also served as town constable.
In the summer of 1862, Rosetta left home and took on a new identity as Pvt. Lyons Wakeman. She worked as a barge operator and coal handler on the outskirts of Binghamton and every chance she got, she wrote home to let her family know that their 'son' was doing well. On her first trip up the river, Rosetta met several soldiers from the 153rd New York Regiment of Volunt
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In her own words: Civil War soldier Sarah Rosetta Wakeman
An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta ...
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- Photocopies of Wakeman's letters to her family while serving with the 153rd New York Infamtry Regiment as Private Lyons Wakeman.