BIO: Jenny HODGERS (1844-1915) was born in Belfast, came to America as a stowaway and settled in Belvidere, IL. She disguised herself as a man and enlisted in Company G of the 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Known to her fellow soldiers as Albert CASHIER., Hodgers served from 1862 to 1865 without ever being detected as a female. She fought with the regiment at Vicksburg, Red River, and Nashville, ending up in Mobile, AL at the war's end. Mustered out, she returned to Illinois, where she took up farming. She lived the rest of her days under the guise of a man. The truth of her identity was discovered in 1911 when she received medical treatment for a broken leg, but the doctor agreed to keep it secret. Hodgers' story was revealed to the public when she was committed to an insane asylum at the ago of 70 and officials discovered her true sex. After an official inquiry, the Bureau of Pensions in Washington declared that Jennie HODGERS was indeed Albert Cashier who had! served in the 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. When she died in 1915 she was given a funeral with full military honors. -- Excerpt, "1001 Things Everyone Should Know about Irish American History, Edward T. O'Donnell (2002).