Approved Pension File for Private Albert D. J. Cashier, Company G, 95th Illinois Infantry Regiment (XC-2573248)
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Cashier, Albert J. D., 1843-1915
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Albert D. J. Cashier, born Jennie Irene Hodgers, was an Irish-born immigrant who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Cashier adopted the identity of a man before enlisting, and maintained it until death. Cashier became famous as one of a number of women soldiers who served as men during the Civil War, although the consistent and long-term (at least 53 years) commitment to a male identity has prompted some contemporary scholars to suggest that Cashier was a trans man. Cashi...
