Actress and Union spy Pauline Cushman in uniform
Actress and Union spy Pauline Cushman in uniform with sword. In 1864 she was tried by a Confederate military court, and sentenced to death by hanging. She was saved by the timely entry of Union troops. President Abraham Lincoln made her an honorary major for her service to the Federal cause
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13124118
Media ID
45372121
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1929px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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