Pauline Cushman

Pauline Cushman, née Harriet Wood le 10 juin 1833 à La Nouvelle-Orléans et morte le 2 décembre 1893 à San Francisco, est une actrice américaine qui servit en ...

Major Pauline Cushman is portrayed by MJ Henion. A student of history all her life, her interest in the Civil War began as a child.

Pauline Cushman was an American actress and a spy for the Union Army during the American Civil War. She is considered one of the most successful Civil War ...

Harriet aspired to be an actress and moved to New York City at the age of 18 to pursue her dream. She changed her name to Pauline Cushman and ...

Born Harriet Wood in New Orleans, La. in 1833, this future actress-turned-spy for the Union changed her name when she decided to pursue an acting career in New ...

Pauline Cushman served as a spy for the Union Army and is buried at San Francisco National Cemetery. She was an actress who used her skills to gather ...

On June 22, 1863, Pauline Cushman was imprisoned by Confederate forces in Tennessee and sentenced to death for espionage.

As a Union Spy, Cushman used her acting skills to pose as a Confederate sympathizer in both feminine and masculine dress in order to gain information.

Though trained as an actress, Major Pauline Cushman's legacy is her service as a spy for the Union during the Civil War.