Pauline Cushman was the only female officer of the Civil War. Ms. Cushman was 30 years old when she dressed in men’s clothing and was sent deep into enemy territory, sometimes on horseback and sometimes on foot. She was shot at, captured, labeled a spy, and sentenced to hang. Three days prior to her execution she was rescued by Union Troops. Born in the south, raised in Michigan with 7 brothers and a tribe of friendly Native Americans, she learned how to ride, hunt, track, and shoot better than most men. An interesting history of a woman that many have never heard about.