Laura J. Williams
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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.
[edit] References
- The Civil War Book of List, Combined Books,1993 pages 179-182
[edit] See also
- Sarah Taylor (soldier)
- Malinda Blalock
- Albert Cashier
- Sarah Emma Edmundson
- Loreta Janeta Velazquez
- Mary Edwards Walker
- Mollie Bean
[edit] External links
- "What part am I to act in this great drama?
- DeAnne Blanton - Women soldiers of the Civil War
- K.G. Schneider - Women soldiers of the Civil War
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