Sarah Rosetta Wakeman

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Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, 1843-1863) was an American woman who posed as a man and fought in the American Civil War. She enlisted under the alias of Private Lyons Wakeman and served in the 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers. Her complete letters describing her experiences as a female soldier in the Union Army are reproduced in the book, An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864.^[1] She died of dysentery and was buried at Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, Louisiana. she died june 19 1864.

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^ Wakeman, Sarah Rosetta, and Lauren M. Cook. 1994. An uncommon soldier the Civil War letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Private Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers. Pasadena, Md: The Minerva Center.