![Jennie Hodgers AKA Albert Cashier served in the Company G of the 95th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, which fought at Vicksburg.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/49795/vicksburg_-_g-5330_with_il_issues_logo__medium.jpg)
Illinois Issues: Little Soldier, Big Mystery
An Illinois woman posed as a man and served in the infantry during the Civil War. Was she transgender?
An Illinois woman posed as a man and served in the infantry during the Civil War. Was she transgender?
On the 21st: We discussed sexual assault on college campuses, and met the author of A Civil War Captain and His Lady: A True Story of Love, Courtship, and Combat. We also got a recap of the state fair and talked politics with Illinois reporters.
“Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth on this continent…”