Clayton, Frances Louisa, approximately 1830-
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Frances Louisa Clayton was an American woman who disguised herself as a man to fight for the Union Army in the American Civil war. Under the alias Jack Williams, she claimed to have enlisted in a Missouri regiment along with her husband, and fought in several battles.
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| referencedIn | Frances L. Clatin [i.e., Clayton], 4 mo. heavy artillery, Co. I 13 mo., Cavalry Co. A. 22 months | Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division | |
| referencedIn | Miss F. L. Clayton, 4th Mis. Arty [i.e. Missouri Artillery], wounded in the battles of Shiloh and Stone River | Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division |
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Birth 1930
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