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She Served in the Southern Army

Record #:
15475
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Abstract:
Mrs. Lucy Mathilda Kenny, native North Carolinian, is said to be the only Confederate woman who fought through the American Civil War. She cut off her hair, took her squirrel rifle, and performed a valiant service to the Confederate Army. She died at the age of 112 years.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 52, May 1937, p20