Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy
Disguised as a man in uniform, Pauline Cushman-Fryer left the theater stage to become a Union spy, playing the role of a lifetime in the deadly theater of war—only to be jailed and threatened with hanging.
Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium.
Directed by Allyce Ondricka
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- Pauline Cushman-Fryer Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer
- Constance Smith Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer
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Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy
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