Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy
Disguised as a man in uniform, Pauline Cushman-Fryer left the theater stage to become a Union spy, playing the role of a lifetime in the deadly theater of war—only to be jailed and threatened with hanging.
5 mins
Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium.
Pauline Cushman-Fryer
Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer
Constance Smith
Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer
Daniel L. Bernardi
Producer
Jonathan Rowland
Sound Designer
Allyce Ondricka
Director
Trevor Getz
Co-Producer
Pablo Rivera
Cinematography
Dan Olmsted
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jesse Valdez
Sound Recordist
Sreang Hok
Editor
Jian Giannini
Graphic Designer
Carolina Gratianne
Co-Producer