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Albert Cashier

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American Battlefield Trust biography of Albert Cashier, including Civil War service and living as a man after the war.

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Start with the answer What do gender-diverse historical lives show? They show that people have crossed, rejected or reworked gender categories across many centuries, cultures and institutions. Read the topic guide Gender-Diverse Historical Lives Gender-diverse lives appear throughout history, from religious leaders and soldiers to Indigenous cultural ambassadors, surgeons and early transition pioneers.

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American Battlefield Trust
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3 pages

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Open original source https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/albert-cashier Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/albert-cashier

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Gender-Diverse Historical Lives

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What do gender-diverse historical lives show?

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August 1862 CulturalTransPeopleMilitary

Albert Cashier — Civil War Soldier Who Lived as a Man

Albert Cashier (born Jennie Irene Hodgers in Ireland) enlisted in the 95th Illinois Infantry of the Union Army and served throughout the American Civil War, fighting in approximately 40 engagements including the Siege of Vicksburg. After the war, Cashier continued living as a man for nearly 50 years, voting, working as a handyman, and collecting a veteran's pension. Cashier's sex was only discovered in 1911 after a car accident. Fellow veterans testified in support, and Cashier was buried with full military honours in 1915.