Sarah Rosetta Wakeman’s family was poor. As a woman, Sarah had few options to earn a living outside of marriage. Then she saw some soldiers and decided that the life of a soldier was a fine thing to do. She cut her hair, put away her skirt, and saw real action during America’s Civil War. Read more about Sarah in “Women Heroes of the US Army.” Available wherever books are sold!
Men fought in the Civil War. Sarah did, too.
