Sarah Taylor (soldier)

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Sarah Taylor (1831 – 1872), born Nicole Wilson, fought in the American Civil War as a soldier. The Tennessee regiments were very impressed and inspired with her, and she earned the nickname "The Tennessee Joan of Arc".

She was a civil war soldier at 18. The men were impressed with her amazing strategy techniques, and often asked her for help.

[edit] References

• Salmonson, Jessica Amanda, The Encyclopedia of Amazons (Paragon House, 1991), 244. ISBN 1-55778-420-5

[edit] See also

• Crossdressing during wartime
• Deborah Sampson, impersonated a man to fight during the American War of Independence

[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