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Birth
This date is important because it's when Emma Edmonds was born. She was born in New Brunswick, Canada in December of 1841. -
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Emma Edmonds Life
Emma Edmonds birth and death -
Running from home
This date is important because it's when she ran away from home to the U.S. to escape abuse from her father and an arraged marrige. -
Becoming a Union Soldier
This date is important because it's when she became a Union soldier. At the start of the Civil War, she pretended to be a man named Franklin Thompson so she could get the role of a "male" nurse in the Union . She wanted to get this position because she wanted to do more than just the roles of a female nurse. -
James Death
This date is important because it's when James Vesey died. Emma found out that her old friend, James, was in her same regiment. She rushed to see him at once, but arrived just in time for his funeral. She decided that somehow, she would advenge his death. -
Spy
This date is important because it's when Emma advenged James death. She decided to become a Union spy. This is the date of her first of many missons across the enemy lines. -
Malaria
This date is important because its when Emma had to leave the army. When she caught Malaria, she had to leave the army because if she admitted herself to the camp doctors, they would find out her female identity. However, she couldn't come back because the would question "Franklin Thompsom" and her secret was sure to come out. -
Death
This date is important because it's when she died in La Porta, Texas on September 5, 1898.
