Sarah rosetta wakeman biography of rory

American female soldier who served in the American Civil War

Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (January 16, 1843 – June 19, 1864) was an American female soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War under the male name of Lyons Wakeman.

Wakeman served with Company H, 153rd New York Volunteer Infantry.^[1] Her letters written during her service remained unread for nearly a century because they were stored in the attic of her relatives.

Early life

Wakeman was born January 16, 1843, in Bainbridge, New York, to Harvey Anable Wakeman and Emily Hale Wakeman.

She was the oldest of nine children in the farming family of Afton, New York.^{[2]: 36 [3]} By the age of seventeen, she had received some formal education and was working as a domestic servant.

Wakeman understood the tremendous financial pressure her family was under, and without possible suitors to take on her expenses, Wakeman left her home as a