Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy

Movie·2017·0h 5m

Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy

Disguised as a man in uniform, Pauline Cushman-Fryer left the theater stage to become a Union spy, playing the role of a lifetime in the deadly theater of war—only to be jailed and threatened with hanging.

Directed By

Allyce Ondricka

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium.

Producer

Daniel L. Bernardi

Editor

Sreang Hok

Themes

civil warspyopiumveteranabraham lincolnunion armybrevet major

Production House

El Dorado Films

Veteran Documentary Corps