Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy (2017)

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.

Run Time: 0h5m | Release: 01 Mar 2017

Genres: War | Documentary |

Budget: $25,000.00

Production Countries: United States of America

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Overview:

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.