Today and tomorrow, December 15th and 16th, mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Nasvhille. There was at least one woman soldier who participated: Jennie Hodgers, alias Albert Cashier, of the 95th Illinois Infantry.Hodgers was an Irish immigrant who lived in male disguise before, during, and after the war. With the 95th, she participated in over 40 battles and skirmishes yet somehow managed to escape unscathed and undetected, mustering out with her disguise intact. Her true identity wasn't discovered until 1911 when she was accidentally backed over by a car, breaking her hip. She died in 1915 due to complications of her injury.
Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William Avery, the 95th Illinois was assigned to Colonel Leander Blanden's 2nd Brigade, General Jonathan B. Moore's Third Division, General A.J. Smith's corps.
