Lizzie Compton
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Lizzie Compton was a woman who disguised herself as a man in order to fight for the Union in the American Civil War
http://books.google.com/books?id=__8DOgISSuEC&pg=PA62&dq=%22Lizzie+Compton%22&sig=fv_nlz4GbipQnyKxFYZGd43VHJE. She enlisted at the age of 14, and served in seven different regiments until she was seriously wounded two years later in the Battle of Tebbs Bend
in 1863. She was from London, Ontario
.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
http://books.google.com/books?id=__8DOgISSuEC&pg=PA62&dq=%22Lizzie+Compton%22&sig=fv_nlz4GbipQnyKxFYZGd43VHJE. She enlisted at the age of 14, and served in seven different regiments until she was seriously wounded two years later in the Battle of Tebbs Bend
Battle of Tebbs Bend
The Battle of Tebbs' Bend was fought on July 4, 1863, near the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. Despite being badly outnumbered, elements of the Union army thwarted repeated attacks by Confederate Brig. Gen...
in 1863. She was from London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
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