Laura J. Williams
Laura J. Williams was a woman who disguised herself as a man and used the alias Lt. Henry Benford in order to raise and lead a company of Confederate Texans during the American Civil War. She and the company participated in Battle of Shiloh.[1][2]
See also
- Sarah Taylor (soldier)
- Malinda Blalock
- Albert Cashier
- Sarah Emma Edmunds
- Loreta Janeta Velazquez
- Mary Edwards Walker
- Mollie Bean
References
- Aleman, Jessie (2003). The Woman in Battle: The Civil War Narrative of Loreta Janeta Velazques, Cuban Woman and Confederate Soldier (introduction). University of Wisconsin Press. p. xvi. ISBN 0299194248.
- The Civil War Book of List. Combined Books. 1993. p. 179–182. ISBN 0785817026.
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