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.

See also

• Sarah Taylor (soldier)
• Malinda Blalock
• Albert Cashier
• Sarah Emma Edmunds
• Loreta Janeta Velazquez
• Mary Edwards Walker
• Mollie Bean

References

• The Civil War Book of List, Combined Books,1993 pages 179-182

External links

• DeAnne Blanton - Women soldiers of the Civil War
• K.G. Schneider - Women soldiers of the Civil War