While on her job she met enlisted men who encouraged her to join the Union Army and she did so on August 30th, 1862, using the name Lyons Wakeman, and claiming to be 21 years old.
While on her job she met enlisted men. These men encouraged her to join the Union Army. She did so on August 30th, 1862. She was using the name Lyons Wakeman. She was claiming to be 21 years old.