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1865 1ed Life of Pauline Cushman Civil War Union SPY

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1865 1ed Life of Pauline Cushman Civil War Union SPY

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1865 1ed Life of Pauline Cushman Civil War Union SPY America Espionage Sarmiento

Pauline Cushman was a 19th-century American actress known primarily as a Union spy during the Civil War. After being fired from the theater, she began spying on the Confederacy and Jefferson Davis, becoming friends with Confederate officers. Though she was eventually discovered, her acting skills saved her life as she was sentenced to death!

Ferdinand Sarmiento’s biographical account of Cushman was published in 1865 and is a notable celebration of life and career Cushman.

Item number: #6548

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SARMIENTO, Ferdinand L

Life of Pauline Cushman. The celebrated Union spy and scout. Comprising her early history; her entry into the secret service of the Army of the Cumberland, and exciting adventures with the rebel chieftains and others while within the enemy's lines: together with her capture and sentence to death by General Bragg and final rescue by the Union army under General Rosecrans. The whole carefully prepared from her notes and memoranda.

Philadelphia : J.E. Potter, 1865. First edition.

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374p

References: LAC 15378

Language: English

Binding: Cloth; tight and secure

Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (19cm x 14cm)

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