
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.
Production
El Dorado Films, Veteran Documentary Corps
Language
EN
Status
Released
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Cast
Pauline Cushman-Fryer
Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer
Constance Smith
Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer
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