Katie Hanson - Another One Bites the Dust

In 1879, the story of Katie (or Kate) Hanson swept across the country.  She had disappeared twenty-two years prior, and newspapers reported that the mystery had finally been solved.  The romantic tale began in Pennsylvania when the eighteen-year-old fell in love with a man named Johnson.  The couple relished each other's company and specifically loved sharing adventures hunting and fishing in the woods.  But that came to an end when Hanson's father commanded her to desist in associating with the young man, whom he deemed "worthless."  Katie could not reconcile her feelings for Johnson and her father's lack of approval.  To her, the only option was to dissolve the relationship, which she chose to accomplish by running away in male disguise..  A search ensued, but after a couple of years, Katie's parents gave her up for dead.  According to them, she must have either been shot and killed in a hunting accident or became lost in the woods and perished.

My Video at Chalmette National Cemetery

So I'm branching out - after forcing myself in front of the camera.  First up is a video Mark shot of me last year at Chalmette National Cemetery talking about Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias "Lyons Wakeman," of the 153rd New York Infantry, who is buried there.

To learn more about Wakeman, click [HERE].

To find out where other women soldiers of the Civil War are buried, click [HERE].

I will periodically share more of these in the future.  You can view my YouTube Channel and subscribe by clicking [HERE].

Until next formation....rest.