| 词条 | Catherine E. Davidson |
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Catherine E. Davidson lived in the United States during the Civil War Era. Davidson dressed up like a man to join the Union Army and stay close to her fiancé. She fought in the Battle of Antietam and was seriously wounded. Because of this injury, she did not go back into the army. Soon after she was found out to be a woman.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} Joining the Union ArmyCatherine E. Davidson lived in Sheffield, Ohio, with her fiancé. While in Ohio, her husband enlisted to fight in the Union Army. To stay close to her fiancé, she joined too. Because she could not enlist as a woman, she dressed up like a man. In disguise, she was able to enlist in the army. The two enlisted into 28th Ohio Infantry.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} The Battle of AntietamWhile in the 28th Ohio Infantry, Davidson and her fiancé fought in the Battle of Antietam in the year 1862. During the battle, Catherine Davidson's fiancé was killed on the battlefield. Davidson was shot in the right arm, however the injury was not fatal. She was rescued by Pennsylvania governor Andrew Curtin.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} Interaction with Andrew CurtinPennsylvania governor Andrew Curtin was one of many who came to the battlefield to help take care of wounded soldiers. Andrew Curtin carried Catherine E. Davidson to the ambulance, when she was shot in the right arm. Davidson ended up surviving the shot, however doctors had to amputate her arm halfway between her shoulder and elbow. Because of her amputation, and the revelation of her sex, Catherine E. Davidson was not able to go back to fight.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} Davidson felt she had to thank Pennsylvania governor Andrew Curtin in person for saving her life out on the battlefield. Curtin had no idea that Davidson was a woman. When Davidson visited Curtin, he was shocked to see her as a woman and alive. Curtin also offered to return the ring Davidson gave to him on the battlefield on the way to the ambulance. Davidson refused to take the ring back and she said, "The finger that used to wear that ring will never wear it again. The hand is dead but the soldier lives on."{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} See also
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4 : Women in the American Civil War|Union Army soldiers|People from Lorain County, Ohio|Female wartime cross-dressers in the American Civil War |
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