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| − | + | '''Lizzie Compton''' ([[birth|born]] c. [[1847]]) was a woman who disguised herself as man in order to fight for the Union in the [[American Civil War]]. She enlisted at the age of 14, and served in seven different regiments until she was seriously wounded two years later in the [[Battle of Tebbs Bend]] in 1863. She was from [[London, Ontario]]. | |
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *The Civil War Book of List, Combined Books,1993 pg,179-182 | ||
| + | *[http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/8558/other/woman.html "2nd Michigan Infantry Woman in the Civil War Page", URL accessed 05/05/06] | ||
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| + | {{lgbt|Lizzie Compton}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Canadian expatriates in the United States]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Female wartime crossdressers]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Pre-Confederation Ontario people]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Women in the American Civil War]] | ||
| + | [[Category:People of Michigan in the American Civil War]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 20 November 2008
Lizzie Compton (born c. 1847) was a woman who disguised herself as man in order to fight for the Union in the American Civil War. She enlisted at the age of 14, and served in seven different regiments until she was seriously wounded two years later in the Battle of Tebbs Bend in 1863. She was from London, Ontario.
References[edit]
- The Civil War Book of List, Combined Books,1993 pg,179-182
- "2nd Michigan Infantry Woman in the Civil War Page", URL accessed 05/05/06
| This article is based on a GNU FDL LGBT Wikia article: Compton Lizzie Compton | LGBT |
