Hook, Frances, 1847-1908
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Frances Hook claimed that she, disguised as a man, enlisted as a soldier in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. She stated her aliases were Pvt. Frank Miller, Frank Henderson, Frank Martin and Frank Fuller. However, the enlistment records for the units in which she claimed to have served show no evidence of those aliases, nor any record to corroborate her story.
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| referencedIn | [Frances Hook, also known as Private Frank Miller, Frank Henderson, and Frank Fuller of Co. G, 90th Illinois Infantry Regiment, 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment, and 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment in uniform] | Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division |
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Birth 1847
Death 1908-03-17
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