Albert Cashier
December 25, 1843 – October 10, 1915
-Transgender Civil War Soldier
-Born Jennie Irene Hodgers, in Ireland
-Served for three years in the 95th Illinois Infantry of the Union army
-Fought in the battles of Nashville, Mobile, and Vicksburg
-Following war, received Veteran’s pension
- Worked in Ill. for forty-plus years following the war as a cemetery worker and deckhand
- After breaking his leg, a nurse discovered Cashier’s born sex - however after a plea from Cashier, the nurse kept the information private
- In 1911, Cashier moved in the Soldier and Sailors home (an assisted living for former members of the Civil War/U.S. defense)
- He lived there until his mind started to deteriorate (possibly from dementia/alchemies)
- When nurses discovered Cashier’s born sex, he was then forced to wear female clothing until he passed
- His tomb read Albert Cashier until 1970 when a second tomb stone was erected with both Cashier’s born name and identified name
(via saucysoullesskangaroo)
