400多名女性伪装成男性参加美国内战[来源:右手的].他们被禁止参加联邦或联盟的军队,他们把自己的乳房他们剪头发,往脸上抹土,一般都不跟人来往。当然,直到战斗的时刻。然后,她们与男性战友肩并肩站在一起,担任侦察员、间谍、警卫、厨师、护士,甚至是战斗士兵。
战争结束后,这些女战士中的许多人卸下了伪装,以妻子、母亲和女儿的身份度过了余生。不是珍妮·霍杰斯。住在伊利诺伊州贝尔维代尔的爱尔兰移民。,she enlisted in the Union army as Albert D.J. Cashier in 1861. For four years, she served faithfully in the 95th Illinois Infantry Regiment, which saw action in 40 battles, including the Siege of Vicksburg, the Battle of Atlanta and the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. She never suffered a serious injury and, after her discharge, returned to Saunemin, Ill., where she continued to live and work disguised as Albert Cashier. In 1899, Cashier applied for a pension and was deemed eligible by a board of surgeons.
要不是医学界最终发现了她,她可能已经把秘密带进了坟墓。1911年,一辆汽车撞了霍杰斯,一位医生在照料她的伤情时发现了真相。不久之后,她开始患上痴呆症,并被送入伊利诺伊州沃特敦的一家精神病院。在那里,医生们再次意识到这位内战老兵不是一名前步兵,而是一名女步兵。