Emma Edmonds Research Paper

Hello, My name Sarah Emma Edmonds, Emma Edmonds for short. I was the Union's spy, nurse, and solder. I was born December 1841, in New Brunswick, Canada. I lived on a small farm with four siblings and my parents Isaac Edmonds and Elizabeth Edmonds. My younger brother was always very sick so me and my sisters had to work in the field instead of him. As a child I became strong, brave, and tough. My mother was kind and gentle, but my father was always angry and would lash out at my siblings, my mother, and me. As a child I was always in fear of what he might do. My mother would try to confert us, but it never worked. Night after night he would come in from the barn and hit us. Fear had taken over my childhood, I would never want anyone to go through the same thing as me. Even though it was extremely traumatic it prepared me for horrors of war.

My mother arranged for me to stay with her old friend, Annie Moffitt. In Salisbury we made and sold hats. I later received a letter that my mother had died. This filled me with sadness because we were very close, and she was the only person who was always there for me. In that same letter I received word that my father had found me and wanted to marry me off to an elderly and rich farmer, because of this I had to run away again.

I decided that this time I would have to go much farther, to the United States. I cut my hair short, wore men's clothes, and came up with the identity Frank Thompson, to get a job. I fled with only five dollars and hope for the future. I walked more than 450 miles, God lead me the whole way. I walked all the way to Flint, Michigan where I became a bible salesman. Even though I was supporting myself I still felt my purpose was to do something bigger. This ambition stayed with me my entire life. This helped me do great things for a cause I believed