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Frances Clalin Clayton
By: Amarachi Marshall
Frances Clalin was born in Illinois in the 1830s.
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Frances became a civil war soldier. She and her husband both enlisted in the Union. Frances used the alias "Jack Williams."
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She disguised herself as a man to fit in with the other men. This allowed her to fight in the War.
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Although she was very masculine, Frances participated in daily activities to gain more muscles.
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To conceal her sex, Frances drank, smoked, chewed tobacco, and swore like the men. Cigars were her favorite.
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It is said, that when her husband died in front of her, she stepped over his body and kept fighting so she wouldn't blow her cover.
She served for 17 months, fought17 battles, and was wounded in 3. She was only taken prisoner once.
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