Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy

Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy

"Disguised as a man in uniform, Pauline Cushman-Fryer left the theater stage to become a Union spy, playing the role of a lifetime in the deadly theater of war—only to be jailed and threatened with hanging."
  • 2017
  • 0 hr 4 min
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  •   Released

Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium.

Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy
Description
Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium.
  • Release Date
    2017
  • Runtime
    0 hr 4 min
  • Language
    en
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